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Colour

#1978A0

  • #1978A0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1978A0 is a cyan with RGB values 25, 120, 160 and HSL 198°, 73%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1978A0#1978A0
HEX#1978A0
RGBrgb(25, 120, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4706, 0.6275
RGB percentages9.8%, 47.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(197.8, 73%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.8, 84.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK84.4%, 25%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,669,280
CSS custom property--colour: #1978A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#E6875F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6477A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#526B9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22Teal · ΔE 26.6Cadetblue · ΔE 26.8Dark cyan · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A04119
Analogous#19A085, #1934A0
Triadic#A01978, #78A019
Split complementary#A01934, #A08419
Tetradic#8519A0, #A04119, #35A019

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96D4EF
Lighter +30%#6AC3E8
Lighter +20%#3EB1E1
Lighter +10%#2099CC
Darker −10%#125774
Darker −20%#0B3648
Darker −30%#04151C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0281B7
Less saturated −25%#306F89

Channel breakdown

R25
G120
B160
Red25 (9.8%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue197.78°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 78 · B A0

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