#1a88ab

Color #1a88ab

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.77 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#1a88ab

RGB

rgb(26, 136, 171)

HSL

hsl(194.5, 73.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.5, 84.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(52.69, -16.73, -26.75)

LCH

lch(52.69, 31.55, 237.98)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.1052, 225.66)

HWB

hwb(194.5, 10.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab3d1a

Analogous

#1aab85

#1a88ab

#1a3fab

Triadic

#1a88ab

#ab1a88

#88ab1a

Split-complementary

#1a88ab

#ab1a3f

#ab851a

Tetradic

#1a88ab

#3d1aab

#ab3d1a

#88ab1a

Square

#1a88ab

#851aab

#ab3d1a

#3fab1a

Shades

Color #1a88ab mixed toward black.

#16718e

#115b72

#0d4455

#092d39

#04171c

Tints

Color #1a88ab mixed toward white.

#21acd8

#4abee3

#77ceea

#a4dff1

#d2eff8

Tones

Color #1a88ab mixed toward gray.

#26829f

#327b93

#3e7587

#4a6f7b

#56696f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5fa3 · ΔE 23.5

Deuteranopia

#5950a2 · ΔE 26.9

Tritanopia

#299d9c · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1a88ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a88ab]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#1a88ab (#1a88ab) is rgb(26, 136, 171) in RGB.

No, #1a88ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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