#1b6696

Color #1b6696

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#1b6696

RGB

rgb(27, 102, 150)

HSL

hsl(203.4, 69.5%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.4, 82%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(82%, 32%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(41.11, -4.71, -32.51)

LCH

lch(41.11, 32.85, 261.76)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.1043, 242.28)

HWB

hwb(203.4, 10.6%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#964b1b

Analogous

#1b9688

#1b6696

#1b2996

Triadic

#1b6696

#961b66

#66961b

Split-complementary

#1b6696

#961b29

#96881b

Tetradic

#1b6696

#4b1b96

#964b1b

#66961b

Square

#1b6696

#881b96

#964b1b

#29961b

Shades

Color #1b6696 mixed toward black.

#16557d

#124464

#0d334b

#092232

#041119

Tints

Color #1b6696 mixed toward white.

#2386c5

#43a1dd

#72b8e6

#a1d0ee

#d0e7f7

Tones

Color #1b6696 mixed toward gray.

#25648c

#2f6281

#3a5f77

#445d6d

#4e5b63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47488c · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#433e8a · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#238482 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b6696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b6696]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#1b6696 (#1b6696) is rgb(27, 102, 150) in RGB.

No, #1b6696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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