#1ca9ff

Color #1ca9ff

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.07 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#1ca9ff

RGB

rgb(28, 169, 255)

HSL

hsl(202.7, 100%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.7, 89%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(89%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(66.4, -4.77, -52.2)

LCH

lch(66.4, 52.42, 264.78)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1661, 243.54)

HWB

hwb(202.7, 11%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff721c

Analogous

#1cffe3

#1ca9ff

#1c38ff

Triadic

#1ca9ff

#ff1ca9

#a9ff1c

Split-complementary

#1ca9ff

#ff1c38

#ffe31c

Tetradic

#1ca9ff

#721cff

#ff721c

#a9ff1c

Square

#1ca9ff

#e31cff

#ff721c

#38ff1c

Shades

Color #1ca9ff mixed toward black.

#0093ec

#0075bd

#00588e

#003b5e

#001d2f

Tints

Color #1ca9ff mixed toward white.

#42b7ff

#68c6ff

#8ed4ff

#b3e2ff

#d9f1ff

Tones

Color #1ca9ff mixed toward gray.

#2fa5ec

#42a0d9

#559bc6

#6897b3

#7b92a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576ee · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#6e64ea · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#31dfdc · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1ca9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1ca9ff]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#1ca9ff (#1ca9ff) is rgb(28, 169, 255) in RGB.

No, #1ca9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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