Recognised as Colour

#1E96CF

#1E96CF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1E96CF is a cyan with RGB values 30, 150, 207 and HSL 199°, 75%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1E96CF#1E96CF

HEX#1E96CF

RGBrgb(30, 150, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.5882, 0.8118

RGB percentages11.8%, 58.8%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(199.3, 74.7%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.3, 85.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK85.5%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,004,687

CSS custom property--colour: #1E96CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#E16930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A96D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6386CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8 Sky blue · ΔE 26.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CF571E

Analogous#1ECFB0, #1E3DCF

Triadic#CF1E96, #96CF1E

Split complementary#CF1E3D, #CFB01E

Tetradic#B01ECF, #CF571E, #3DCF1E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3E6F6

Lighter +30%#96D3F0

Lighter +20%#6AC0E9

Lighter +10%#3DAEE3

Darker −10%#1876A2

Darker −20%#115576

Darker −30%#0B3549

Darker −40%#04151D

More saturated +25%#00A1ED

Less saturated −25%#3C8BB1

Channel breakdown

R30

G150

B207

Red30 (11.8%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue199.32°

Saturation (HSL)74.68%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 96 · B CF

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