#1287bd

Color #1287bd

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.46 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#1287bd

RGB

rgb(18, 135, 189)

HSL

hsl(198.9, 82.6%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.9, 90.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(90.5%, 28.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(53.09, -10.16, -36.46)

LCH

lch(53.09, 37.85, 254.43)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.1238, 236.57)

HWB

hwb(198.9, 7.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd4812

Analogous

#12bd9d

#1287bd

#1232bd

Triadic

#1287bd

#bd1287

#87bd12

Split-complementary

#1287bd

#bd1232

#bd9d12

Tetradic

#1287bd

#4812bd

#bd4812

#87bd12

Square

#1287bd

#9d12bd

#bd4812

#32bd12

Shades

Color #1287bd mixed toward black.

#0f719e

#0c5a7e

#09445f

#062d3f

#031720

Tints

Color #1287bd mixed toward white.

#19a7e9

#47b9ed

#75caf2

#a3dcf6

#d1edfb

Tones

Color #1287bd mixed toward gray.

#2082af

#2f7da1

#3d7792

#4b7284

#596d76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5db2 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#574eaf · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#24a8a6 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1287bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1287bd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#1287bd (#1287bd) is rgb(18, 135, 189) in RGB.

No, #1287bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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