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Recognised as Colour

#1CAEFF

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

#1CAEFF is a blue with RGB values 28, 174, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#1CAEFF#1CAEFF
HEX#1CAEFF
RGBrgb(28, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages11%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.4, 100%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 89%, 100%)
CMYK89%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,879,807
CSS custom property--colour: #1CAEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#E35100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#699DFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF6D1C
Analogous#1CFFDE, #1C3DFF
Triadic#FF1CAE, #AEFF1C
Split complementary#FF1C3D, #FFDF1C
Tetradic#DE1CFF, #FF6D1C, #3DFF1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F7FF
Lighter +30%#B5E5FF
Lighter +20%#82D2FF
Lighter +10%#4FC0FF
Darker −10%#0095E8
Darker −20%#0074B5
Darker −30%#005482
Darker −40%#00334F
More saturated +25%#1CAEFF
Less saturated −25%#38A6E3

Channel breakdown

R28
G174
B255
Red28 (11%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G AE · B FF

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