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Recognised as Colour

#1B98BE

  • #1B98BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1B98BE is a cyan with RGB values 27, 152, 190 and HSL 194°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1B98BE#1B98BE
HEX#1B98BE
RGBrgb(27, 152, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.5961, 0.7451
RGB percentages10.6%, 59.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(194, 75.1%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 85.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK85.8%, 20%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,808,574
CSS custom property--colour: #1B98BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#E46741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8395C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E86BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Cadetblue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Dark cyan · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE411B
Analogous#1BBE93, #1B47BE
Triadic#BE1B98, #98BE1B
Split complementary#BE1B47, #BE921B
Tetradic#921BBE, #BE411B, #47BE1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1E4F4
Lighter +30%#84D5EE
Lighter +20%#58C6E7
Lighter +10%#2BB7E1
Darker −10%#157491
Darker −20%#0E5165
Darker −30%#082D38
Darker −40%#02090B
More saturated +25%#00A6D9
Less saturated −25%#368AA3

Channel breakdown

R27
G152
B190
Red27 (10.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue193.99°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 98 · B BE

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