#1b6981

Color #1b6981

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 19.14 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#1b6981

RGB

rgb(27, 105, 129)

HSL

hsl(194.1, 65.4%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.1, 79.1%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(41.09, -14.32, -19.93)

LCH

lch(41.09, 24.54, 234.3)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.0814, 223.31)

HWB

hwb(194.1, 10.6%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81331b

Analogous

#1b8166

#1b6981

#1b3681

Triadic

#1b6981

#811b69

#69811b

Split-complementary

#1b6981

#811b36

#81661b

Tetradic

#1b6981

#331b81

#81331b

#69811b

Square

#1b6981

#661b81

#81331b

#36811b

Shades

Color #1b6981 mixed toward black.

#16586c

#124656

#0d3541

#09232b

#041216

Tints

Color #1b6981 mixed toward white.

#2591b2

#3cb2d6

#6dc5e0

#9dd8eb

#ceecf5

Tones

Color #1b6981 mixed toward gray.

#246579

#2c6070

#355c68

#3d575f

#465357

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.38:1

White text reads better on this background (6.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494a7c · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#453f7a · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#247776 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b6981;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b6981]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#1b6981 (#1b6981) is rgb(27, 105, 129) in RGB.

No, #1b6981 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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