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Recognised as Colour

#1EC6EA

  • #1EC6EA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#1EC6EA is a cyan with RGB values 30, 198, 234 and HSL 191°, 83%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#1EC6EA#1EC6EA
HEX#1EC6EA
RGBrgb(30, 198, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.7765, 0.9176
RGB percentages11.8%, 77.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(190.6, 82.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 87.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK87.2%, 15.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,017,002
CSS custom property--colour: #1EC6EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#E13915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC0ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#96AEEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00D2D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.2Light blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA421E
Analogous#1EEAA8, #1E60EA
Triadic#EA1EC6, #C6EA1E
Split complementary#EA1E60, #EAA81E
Tetradic#A81EEA, #EA421E, #60EA1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F5FB
Lighter +30%#AAE9F7
Lighter +20%#7BDEF3
Lighter +10%#4DD2EE
Darker −10%#12A4C3
Darker −20%#0E7C94
Darker −30%#095566
Darker −40%#052E37
More saturated +25%#09D4FF
Less saturated −25%#3DB2CB

Channel breakdown

R30
G198
B234
Red30 (11.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue190.59°
Saturation (HSL)82.93%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G C6 · B EA

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