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Recognised as Colour

#1BAACA

  • #1BAACA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#1BAACA is a cyan with RGB values 27, 170, 202 and HSL 191°, 76%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#1BAACA#1BAACA
HEX#1BAACA
RGBrgb(27, 170, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.6667, 0.7922
RGB percentages10.6%, 66.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(191, 76.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 86.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK86.6%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,813,194
CSS custom property--colour: #1BAACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#E45535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#8095CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.3Cadetblue · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Dark cyan · ΔE 22.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA3B1B
Analogous#1BCA92, #1B53CA
Triadic#CA1BAA, #AACA1B
Split complementary#CA1B53, #CA921B
Tetradic#921BCA, #CA3B1B, #53CA1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBEBF6
Lighter +30%#8EDEF0
Lighter +20%#61D1EA
Lighter +10%#34C4E4
Darker −10%#15849D
Darker −20%#0F5E70
Darker −30%#093843
Darker −40%#031316
More saturated +25%#00BBE5
Less saturated −25%#3898AD

Channel breakdown

R27
G170
B202
Red27 (10.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue190.97°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G AA · B CA

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