#1a78a0

Color #1a78a0

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#1a78a0

RGB

rgb(26, 120, 160)

HSL

hsl(197.9, 72%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.9, 83.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(83.8%, 25%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(47.22, -11.73, -28.86)

LCH

lch(47.22, 31.15, 247.88)

OKLCH

oklch(54%, 0.1026, 232.48)

HWB

hwb(197.9, 10.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0421a

Analogous

#1aa085

#1a78a0

#1a35a0

Triadic

#1a78a0

#a01a78

#78a01a

Split-complementary

#1a78a0

#a01a35

#a0851a

Tetradic

#1a78a0

#421aa0

#a0421a

#78a01a

Square

#1a78a0

#851aa0

#a0421a

#35a01a

Shades

Color #1a78a0 mixed toward black.

#166485

#11506b

#0d3c50

#092835

#04141b

Tints

Color #1a78a0 mixed toward white.

#229bcf

#45b2e1

#74c6e8

#a2d9f0

#d1ecf7

Tones

Color #1a78a0 mixed toward gray.

#257495

#306f8a

#3c6b7f

#476673

#526268

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.24:1

White text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535498 · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#4e4795 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#26908f · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1a78a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a78a0]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#1a78a0 (#1a78a0) is rgb(26, 120, 160) in RGB.

No, #1a78a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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