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#1b4b60 color: Lazurite Blue

#1b4b60 is rgb(27, 75, 96) in RGB and oklch(39.019% 0.06217 230.215) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

39%
0.062
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #1b4b60

#1b4b60 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 39% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.45:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lazurite Blue (#174c60). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #1b4b60 mixed with white

  1. 1b4b60
  2. 325b6f
  3. 486c7e
  4. 5e7e8d
  5. 748f9d
  6. 8aa1ad
  7. a1b3bd
  8. b8c6cd
  9. cfd9de
  10. e7ecee

Darker: #1b4b60 mixed with black

  1. 1b4b60
  2. 164052
  3. 113545
  4. 0c2b38
  5. 08212c
  6. 051720
  7. 020e15
  8. 01060a
  9. 000203
  10. 000000

Calmer: #1b4b60 with less saturation

  1. 1b4b60
  2. 214b5d
  3. 274a5b
  4. 2b4a58
  5. 304955
  6. 344853
  7. 384850
  8. 3b474d
  9. 3f464b
  10. 424648

Questions about #1b4b60

What color is #1b4b60?

#1b4b60 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Lazurite Blue. In RGB it is rgb(27, 75, 96), in HSL hsl(198.26, 56.1%, 24.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.019% 0.06217 230.215).

What colors go well with #1b4b60?

The complementary color of #1b4b60 is #603b25. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0b4f52 and #314566. The triadic partners are #5e374a and #47481e.

Is white or black text more readable on #1b4b60?

White text reads better on #1b4b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1b4b60 a warm or cool color?

#1b4b60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 39% and its chroma 0.062.