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#1978b9 color: Bumangués Blue

#1978b9 is rgb(25, 120, 185) in RGB and oklch(55.339% 0.13028 245.165) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

55.3%
0.130
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-600
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #1978b9

#1978b9 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.74:1 contrast and black text 4.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bumangués Blue (#0777bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #1978b9 mixed with white

  1. 1978b9
  2. 3a86c1
  3. 5293c8
  4. 69a0d0
  5. 7faed7
  6. 94bbde
  7. a9c9e5
  8. bed6ec
  9. d4e4f2
  10. e9f1f9

Darker: #1978b9 mixed with black

  1. 1978b9
  2. 1467a0
  3. 105789
  4. 0b4871
  5. 07395b
  6. 042a46
  7. 021d31
  8. 01101e
  9. 00050d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #1978b9 with less saturation

  1. 1978b9
  2. 2a78b2
  3. 3778ab
  4. 4178a4
  5. 4a779d
  6. 527797
  7. 59768f
  8. 607588
  9. 667481
  10. 6c747a

Questions about #1978b9

What color is #1978b9?

#1978b9 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Bumangués Blue. In RGB it is rgb(25, 120, 185), in HSL hsl(204.38, 76.19%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.339% 0.13028 245.165).

What colors go well with #1978b9?

The complementary color of #1978b9 is #a55f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00839d and #5e6abe. The triadic partners are #af4d68 and #617f16.

Is white or black text more readable on #1978b9?

White text reads better on #1978b9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and black gives 4.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1978b9 a warm or cool color?

#1978b9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.13.