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Recognised as Colour

#1A78A2

  • #1A78A2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1A78A2 is a cyan with RGB values 26, 120, 162 and HSL 199°, 72%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1A78A2#1A78A2
HEX#1A78A2
RGBrgb(26, 120, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.4706, 0.6353
RGB percentages10.2%, 47.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(198.5, 72.3%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 84%, 63.5%)
CMYK84%, 25.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,734,818
CSS custom property--colour: #1A78A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#E5875D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6377A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#516BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Slate grey · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Cadetblue · ΔE 27.8Teal · ΔE 27.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2441A
Analogous#1AA288, #1A34A2
Triadic#A21A78, #78A21A
Split complementary#A21A34, #A2881A
Tetradic#881AA2, #A2441A, #34A21A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99D4EF
Lighter +30%#6DC2E8
Lighter +20%#41AFE1
Lighter +10%#2199CE
Darker −10%#135776
Darker −20%#0C374A
Darker −30%#05161E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0281BA
Less saturated −25%#316F8B

Channel breakdown

R26
G120
B162
Red26 (10.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue198.53°
Saturation (HSL)72.34%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 78 · B A2

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