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Colour

#1E98BF

  • #1E98BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1E98BF is a cyan with RGB values 30, 152, 191 and HSL 195°, 73%, 43%. 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

#1E98BF#1E98BF
HEX#1E98BF
RGBrgb(30, 152, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.5961, 0.749
RGB percentages11.8%, 59.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(194.5, 72.9%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.5, 84.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK84.3%, 20.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,005,183
CSS custom property--colour: #1E98BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#E16740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8395C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E86BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Cadetblue · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF451E
Analogous#1EBF96, #1E47BF
Triadic#BF1E98, #98BF1E
Split complementary#BF1E48, #BF961E
Tetradic#951EBF, #BF451E, #47BF1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6E4F3
Lighter +30%#89D5ED
Lighter +20%#5DC5E6
Lighter +10%#31B5DF
Darker −10%#177593
Darker −20%#105267
Darker −30%#092F3B
Darker −40%#020C0F
More saturated +25%#02A6DB
Less saturated −25%#3A8AA3

Channel breakdown

R30
G152
B191
Red30 (11.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue194.53°
Saturation (HSL)72.85%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 98 · B BF

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