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Recognised as Colour

#1B93BC

  • #1B93BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1B93BC is a cyan with RGB values 27, 147, 188 and HSL 195°, 75%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1B93BC#1B93BC
HEX#1B93BC
RGBrgb(27, 147, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.5765, 0.7373
RGB percentages10.6%, 57.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(195.3, 74.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 85.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK85.6%, 21.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,807,292
CSS custom property--colour: #1B93BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#E46C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D90BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6982BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1Cadetblue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Sky blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC441B
Analogous#1BBC94, #1B43BC
Triadic#BC1B93, #93BC1B
Split complementary#BC1B43, #BC951B
Tetradic#941BBC, #BC441B, #42BC1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFE2F4
Lighter +30%#83D2ED
Lighter +20%#56C2E7
Lighter +10%#2AB2E0
Darker −10%#15708F
Darker −20%#0E4D63
Darker −30%#082A36
Darker −40%#01080A
More saturated +25%#00A0D7
Less saturated −25%#3686A1

Channel breakdown

R27
G147
B188
Red27 (10.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue195.28°
Saturation (HSL)74.88%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 93 · B BC

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