Colour
#1F9FBD
- #1F9FBD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#1F9FBD is a cyan with RGB values 31, 159, 189 and HSL 191°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#1F9FBD#1F9FBD
HEX#1F9FBD
RGBrgb(31, 159, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1216, 0.6235, 0.7412
RGB percentages12.2%, 62.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(191.4, 71.8%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.4, 83.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK83.6%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,072,509
CSS custom property--colour: #1F9FBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#E06042
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD3D1F
Analogous#1FBD8C, #1F50BD
Triadic#BD1F9F, #9FBD1F
Split complementary#BD1F50, #BD8C1F
Tetradic#8C1FBD, #BD3D1F, #50BD1F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R31
G159
B189
Red31 (12.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue191.39°
Saturation (HSL)71.82%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1F · G 9F · B BD
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