Recognised as Colour

#1AAEF2

#1AAEF2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#1AAEF2 is a cyan with RGB values 26, 174, 242 and HSL 199°, 89%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#1AAEF2#1AAEF2

HEX#1AAEF2

RGBrgb(26, 174, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.6824, 0.949

RGB percentages10.2%, 68.2%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(198.9, 89.3%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 89.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK89.3%, 28.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,748,722

CSS custom property--colour: #1AAEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#E5510D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DAEF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#719BF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00C0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Steel blue · ΔE 20.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9 Sky blue · ΔE 25.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F25E1A

Analogous#1AF2CA, #1A42F2

Triadic#F21AAE, #AEF21A

Split complementary#F21A42, #F2CA1A

Tetradic#CA1AF2, #F25E1A, #42F21A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBF2FD

Lighter +30%#ABE1FA

Lighter +20%#7BD0F7

Lighter +10%#4ABFF5

Darker −10%#0C90CD

Darker −20%#096E9D

Darker −30%#064D6D

Darker −40%#032B3D

More saturated +25%#0DB3FF

Less saturated −25%#38A3D4

Channel breakdown

R26

G174

B242

Red26 (10.2%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue198.89°

Saturation (HSL)89.26%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G AE · B F2

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