#1270c9

Color #1270c9

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.58 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#1270c9

RGB

rgb(18, 112, 201)

HSL

hsl(209.2, 83.6%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.2, 91%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(91%, 44.3%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(46.88, 8.33, -53.19)

LCH

lch(46.88, 53.84, 278.9)

OKLCH

oklch(54.4%, 0.1597, 253.04)

HWB

hwb(209.2, 7.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c96b12

Analogous

#12c9c6

#1270c9

#1214c9

Triadic

#1270c9

#c91270

#70c912

Split-complementary

#1270c9

#c91214

#c9c612

Tetradic

#1270c9

#6b12c9

#c96b12

#70c912

Square

#1270c9

#c612c9

#c96b12

#14c912

Shades

Color #1270c9 mixed toward black.

#0f5da7

#0c4b86

#093864

#062543

#031321

Tints

Color #1270c9 mixed toward white.

#2088eb

#4da0ef

#79b8f3

#a6d0f7

#d2e7fb

Tones

Color #1270c9 mixed toward gray.

#216fba

#306faa

#406f9b

#4f6e8c

#5e6e7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.19:1

White text reads better on this background (5.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4db8 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#4841b4 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#1faaa6 · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 24.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #1270c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1270c9]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#1270c9 (#1270c9) is rgb(18, 112, 201) in RGB.

No, #1270c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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