Colour

#1AB2EA

#1AB2EA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#1AB2EA is a cyan with RGB values 26, 178, 234 and HSL 196°, 83%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#1AB2EA#1AB2EA

HEX#1AB2EA

RGBrgb(26, 178, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.698, 0.9176

RGB percentages10.2%, 69.8%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(196.2, 83.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.2, 88.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK88.9%, 23.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,749,738

CSS custom property--colour: #1AB2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#E54D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95B0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B9EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00C1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5 Sky blue · ΔE 20.4 Steel blue · ΔE 21.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EA521A

Analogous#1AEABA, #1A4AEA

Triadic#EA1AB2, #B2EA1A

Split complementary#EA1A4A, #EABA1A

Tetradic#BA1AEA, #EA521A, #4AEA1A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5F1FB

Lighter +30%#A6E1F7

Lighter +20%#77D1F3

Lighter +10%#49C2EE

Darker −10%#1291BF

Darker −20%#0D6D91

Darker −30%#094A62

Darker −40%#052733

More saturated +25%#05BCFF

Less saturated −25%#39A4CB

Channel breakdown

R26

G178

B234

Red26 (10.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue196.15°

Saturation (HSL)83.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G B2 · B EA

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Colour values

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