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Recognised as Colour

#1B96BD

  • #1B96BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1B96BD is a cyan with RGB values 27, 150, 189 and HSL 194°, 75%, 42%. 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

#1B96BD#1B96BD
HEX#1B96BD
RGBrgb(27, 150, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.5882, 0.7412
RGB percentages10.6%, 58.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(194.4, 75%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 85.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK85.7%, 20.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,808,061
CSS custom property--colour: #1B96BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#E46942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8193BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C84BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD421B
Analogous#1BBD93, #1B45BD
Triadic#BD1B96, #96BD1B
Split complementary#BD1B45, #BD931B
Tetradic#931BBD, #BD421B, #45BD1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0E3F4
Lighter +30%#84D4ED
Lighter +20%#57C4E7
Lighter +10%#2AB5E1
Darker −10%#157390
Darker −20%#0E4F64
Darker −30%#082C37
Darker −40%#02080A
More saturated +25%#00A4D8
Less saturated −25%#3688A2

Channel breakdown

R27
G150
B189
Red27 (10.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue194.44°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 96 · B BD

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