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Recognised as Colour

#1D9EC2

  • #1D9EC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1D9EC2 is a cyan with RGB values 29, 158, 194 and HSL 193°, 74%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1D9EC2#1D9EC2
HEX#1D9EC2
RGBrgb(29, 158, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1137, 0.6196, 0.7608
RGB percentages11.4%, 62%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(193.1, 74%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.1, 85.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK85.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,941,186
CSS custom property--colour: #1D9EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#E2613D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899AC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#748BC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Cadetblue · ΔE 20.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Dark cyan · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2411D
Analogous#1DC294, #1D4BC2
Triadic#C21D9E, #9EC21D
Split complementary#C21D4B, #C2941D
Tetradic#941DC2, #C2411D, #4BC21D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7E7F4
Lighter +30%#8AD8EE
Lighter +20%#5EC9E7
Lighter +10%#32BAE0
Darker −10%#167A96
Darker −20%#105669
Darker −30%#09323D
Darker −40%#020D11
More saturated +25%#01AEDE
Less saturated −25%#398EA6

Channel breakdown

R29
G158
B194
Red29 (11.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue193.09°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1D · G 9E · B C2

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