Colour

#1B95BF

#1B95BF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1B95BF is a cyan with RGB values 27, 149, 191 and HSL 195°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1B95BF#1B95BF

HEX#1B95BF

RGBrgb(27, 149, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.5843, 0.749

RGB percentages10.6%, 58.4%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(195.4, 75.2%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.4, 85.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK85.9%, 22%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,807,807

CSS custom property--colour: #1B95BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#E46A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F92C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A84BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 23 Sky blue · ΔE 23.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF451B

Analogous#1BBF97, #1B43BF

Triadic#BF1B95, #95BF1B

Split complementary#BF1B43, #BF971B

Tetradic#971BBF, #BF451B, #43BF1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2E3F4

Lighter +30%#85D3EE

Lighter +20%#59C3E7

Lighter +10%#2CB3E1

Darker −10%#157292

Darker −20%#0E4F66

Darker −30%#082C39

Darker −40%#020A0C

More saturated +25%#00A2DA

Less saturated −25%#3688A4

Channel breakdown

R27

G149

B191

Red27 (10.6%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue195.37°

Saturation (HSL)75.23%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G 95 · B BF

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