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Recognised as Colour

#1CA6FF

  • #1CA6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1CA6FF is a blue with RGB values 28, 166, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1CA6FF#1CA6FF
HEX#1CA6FF
RGBrgb(28, 166, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.651, 1
RGB percentages11%, 65.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(203.5, 100%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 89%, 100%)
CMYK89%, 34.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,877,759
CSS custom property--colour: #1CA6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#E35900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B96FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Royal blue · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF751C
Analogous#1CFFE6, #1C35FF
Triadic#FF1CA6, #A6FF1C
Split complementary#FF1C35, #FFE61C
Tetradic#E61CFF, #FF751C, #35FF1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F6FF
Lighter +30%#B5E2FF
Lighter +20%#82CEFF
Lighter +10%#4FBAFF
Darker −10%#008DE8
Darker −20%#006EB5
Darker −30%#004F82
Darker −40%#00304F
More saturated +25%#1CA6FF
Less saturated −25%#38A0E3

Channel breakdown

R28
G166
B255
Red28 (11%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G A6 · B FF

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