Colour

#1BDCFF

#1BDCFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#1BDCFF is a cyan with RGB values 27, 220, 255 and HSL 189°, 100%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#1BDCFF#1BDCFF

HEX#1BDCFF

RGBrgb(27, 220, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.8627, 1

RGB percentages10.6%, 86.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(189.2, 100%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 89.4%, 100%)

CMYK89.4%, 13.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,826,047

CSS custom property--colour: #1BDCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#E42300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8C1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00E9E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.2 Aqua · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF3E1B

Analogous#1BFFB0, #1B6AFF

Triadic#FF1BDC, #DCFF1B

Split complementary#FF1B6A, #FFB01B

Tetradic#B01BFF, #FF3E1B, #6AFF1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7FBFF

Lighter +30%#B4F3FF

Lighter +20%#81ECFF

Lighter +10%#4EE4FF

Darker −10%#00C4E7

Darker −20%#0098B4

Darker −30%#006D81

Darker −40%#00424E

More saturated +25%#1BDCFF

Less saturated −25%#37C8E3

Channel breakdown

R27

G220

B255

Red27 (10.6%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue189.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G DC · B FF

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Colour values

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