Colour

#1C8DBD

#1C8DBD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1C8DBD is a cyan with RGB values 28, 141, 189 and HSL 198°, 74%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1C8DBD#1C8DBD

HEX#1C8DBD

RGBrgb(28, 141, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.5529, 0.7412

RGB percentages11%, 55.3%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(197.9, 74.2%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.9, 85.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK85.2%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,871,293

CSS custom property--colour: #1C8DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#E37242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#758CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#607DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#009A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Sky blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD4C1C

Analogous#1CBD9C, #1C3DBD

Triadic#BD1C8D, #8DBD1C

Split complementary#BD1C3D, #BD9C1C

Tetradic#9C1CBD, #BD4C1C, #3DBD1C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1E0F4

Lighter +30%#85CEED

Lighter +20%#59BCE6

Lighter +10%#2CAAE0

Darker −10%#156C91

Darker −20%#0F4B64

Darker −30%#082A38

Darker −40%#02080B

More saturated +25%#0198D8

Less saturated −25%#3782A2

Channel breakdown

R28

G141

B189

Red28 (11%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue197.89°

Saturation (HSL)74.19%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1C · G 8D · B BD

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