Colour

#1B698E

#1B698E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1B698E is a cyan with RGB values 27, 105, 142 and HSL 199°, 68%, 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#1B698E

RGBrgb(27, 105, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.4118, 0.5569

RGB percentages10.6%, 41.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(199.3, 68%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.3, 81%, 55.7%)

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

24-bit integer1,796,494

CSS custom property--colour: #1B698E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#E49671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576890no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#485E8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2 Slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Teal · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E401B

Analogous#1B8E7A, #1B2F8E

Triadic#8E1B69, #698E1B

Split complementary#8E1B2F, #8E791B

Tetradic#7A1B8E, #8E401B, #308E1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8CCBE9

Lighter +30%#61B8E1

Lighter +20%#36A4D9

Lighter +10%#2389B9

Darker −10%#134963

Darker −20%#0B2A38

Darker −30%#030A0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0671A3

Less saturated −25%#306179

Channel breakdown

R27

G105

B142

Red27 (10.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue199.3°

Saturation (HSL)68.05%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 69 · B 8E

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