#1b6b95

Color #1b6b95

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.95 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#1b6b95

RGB

rgb(27, 107, 149)

HSL

hsl(200.7, 69.3%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.7, 81.9%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.9%, 28.2%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(42.64, -8.11, -29.52)

LCH

lch(42.64, 30.61, 254.64)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0992, 237.3)

HWB

hwb(200.7, 10.6%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95451b

Analogous

#1b9582

#1b6b95

#1b2e95

Triadic

#1b6b95

#951b6b

#6b951b

Split-complementary

#1b6b95

#951b2e

#95821b

Tetradic

#1b6b95

#451b95

#95451b

#6b951b

Square

#1b6b95

#821b95

#95451b

#2e951b

Shades

Color #1b6b95 mixed toward black.

#17597c

#124763

#0e354a

#092432

#051219

Tints

Color #1b6b95 mixed toward white.

#248dc4

#42a8dd

#72bde5

#a1d3ee

#d0e9f6

Tones

Color #1b6b95 mixed toward gray.

#25688b

#2f6581

#396176

#445e6c

#4e5b62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b8c · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#46408a · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#248583 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b6b95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b6b95]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#1b6b95 (#1b6b95) is rgb(27, 107, 149) in RGB.

No, #1b6b95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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