Recognised as Colour

#1EC6EB

#1EC6EB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#1EC6EB is a cyan with RGB values 30, 198, 235 and HSL 191°, 84%, 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

#1EC6EB#1EC6EB

HEX#1EC6EB

RGBrgb(30, 198, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.7765, 0.9216

RGB percentages11.8%, 77.6%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(190.8, 83.7%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.8, 87.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK87.2%, 15.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,017,003

CSS custom property--colour: #1EC6EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#E13914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFC0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#95AEEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00D2D2no 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 text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.8 Light blue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EB431E

Analogous#1EEBAA, #1E5FEB

Triadic#EB1EC6, #C6EB1E

Split complementary#EB1E5F, #EBAA1E

Tetradic#AA1EEB, #EB431E, #5FEB1E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9F5FC

Lighter +30%#ABEAF7

Lighter +20%#7CDEF3

Lighter +10%#4DD2EF

Darker −10%#11A4C5

Darker −20%#0D7D96

Darker −30%#095667

Darker −40%#052F38

More saturated +25%#0AD3FF

Less saturated −25%#3DB2CC

Channel breakdown

R30

G198

B235

Red30 (11.8%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue190.83°

Saturation (HSL)83.67%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G C6 · B EB

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Colour values

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