Colour

#1A698E

#1A698E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1A698E is a cyan with RGB values 26, 105, 142 and HSL 199°, 69%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1A698E

RGBrgb(26, 105, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4118, 0.5569

RGB percentages10.2%, 41.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(199.1, 69%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.1, 81.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK81.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,730,958

CSS custom property--colour: #1A698E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#E59671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576890no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#475E8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#007376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Teal · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E3F1A

Analogous#1A8E79, #1A2F8E

Triadic#8E1A69, #698E1A

Split complementary#8E1A2F, #8E791A

Tetradic#791A8E, #8E3F1A, #2F8E1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8ACBEA

Lighter +30%#5FB8E2

Lighter +20%#34A5DA

Lighter +10%#2289B9

Darker −10%#124963

Darker −20%#0A2938

Darker −30%#02090D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0571A3

Less saturated −25%#2F6179

Channel breakdown

R26

G105

B142

Red26 (10.2%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue199.14°

Saturation (HSL)69.05%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 69 · B 8E

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