Colour

#1A8BAC

#1A8BAC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1A8BAC is a cyan with RGB values 26, 139, 172 and HSL 194°, 74%, 39%. 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

#1A8BAC#1A8BAC

HEX#1A8BAC

RGBrgb(26, 139, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.5451, 0.6745

RGB percentages10.2%, 54.5%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(193.6, 73.7%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.6, 84.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK84.9%, 19.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,739,692

CSS custom property--colour: #1A8BAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#E57453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7888AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#667AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#009596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 21.1 Teal · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Slate grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC3B1A

Analogous#1AAC84, #1A42AC

Triadic#AC1A8B, #8BAC1A

Split complementary#AC1A42, #AC841A

Tetradic#841AAC, #AC3B1A, #42AC1A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1DFF1

Lighter +30%#75D0EA

Lighter +20%#49C0E3

Lighter +10%#21AFD8

Darker −10%#136780

Darker −20%#0D4353

Darker −30%#062027

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0199C5

Less saturated −25%#337D93

Channel breakdown

R26

G139

B172

Red26 (10.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue193.56°

Saturation (HSL)73.74%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 8B · B AC

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