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Colour

#1488BF

  • #1488BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1488BF is a cyan with RGB values 20, 136, 191 and HSL 199°, 81%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1488BF#1488BF
HEX#1488BF
RGBrgb(20, 136, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.5333, 0.749
RGB percentages7.8%, 53.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(199.3, 81%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.3, 89.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK89.5%, 28.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,345,727
CSS custom property--colour: #1488BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#EB7740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D88C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5779BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00969Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF4B14
Analogous#14BFA0, #1433BF
Triadic#BF1488, #88BF14
Split complementary#BF1433, #BFA014
Tetradic#A014BF, #BF4B14, #33BF14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9DDF6
Lighter +30%#7BCBF1
Lighter +20%#4DB9EC
Lighter +10%#1FA7E7
Darker −10%#0F6791
Darker −20%#0A4663
Darker −30%#052535
Darker −40%#010506
More saturated +25%#008FD3
Less saturated −25%#2E7FA5

Channel breakdown

R20
G136
B191
Red20 (7.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue199.3°
Saturation (HSL)81.04%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 88 · B BF

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