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Recognised as Colour

#1CAAFA

  • #1CAAFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#1CAAFA is a blue with RGB values 28, 170, 250 and HSL 202°, 96%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#1CAAFA#1CAAFA
HEX#1CAAFA
RGBrgb(28, 170, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.6667, 0.9804
RGB percentages11%, 66.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(201.6, 95.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 88.8%, 98%)
CMYK88.8%, 32%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,878,778
CSS custom property--colour: #1CAAFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#E35505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84ACFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6699F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Sky blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA6C1C
Analogous#1CFADB, #1C3BFA
Triadic#FA1CAA, #AAFA1C
Split complementary#FA1C3B, #FADB1C
Tetradic#DB1CFA, #FA6C1C, #3BFA1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F5FE
Lighter +30%#B2E2FD
Lighter +20%#80CFFC
Lighter +10%#4EBDFB
Darker −10%#0590DE
Darker −20%#0470AC
Darker −30%#034F7A
Darker −40%#022F48
More saturated +25%#17ABFF
Less saturated −25%#39A2DD

Channel breakdown

R28
G170
B250
Red28 (11%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue201.62°
Saturation (HSL)95.69%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G AA · B FA

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