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#1b6fac color: Planetarium

#1b6fac is rgb(27, 111, 172) in RGB and oklch(52.455% 0.1226 245.944) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

52.5%
0.123
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #1b6fac

#1b6fac is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.36:1 contrast and black text 3.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Planetarium (#1c70ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #1b6fac mixed with white

  1. 1b6fac
  2. 397db5
  3. 518cbe
  4. 679ac6
  5. 7da8cf
  6. 92b6d7
  7. a8c5df
  8. bdd3e7
  9. d3e2ef
  10. e9f0f7

Darker: #1b6fac mixed with black

  1. 1b6fac
  2. 166095
  3. 11517f
  4. 0c4269
  5. 083454
  6. 052740
  7. 021a2d
  8. 010e1b
  9. 00040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #1b6fac with less saturation

  1. 1b6fac
  2. 296fa6
  3. 346f9f
  4. 3d6f99
  5. 456e92
  6. 4c6e8c
  7. 536d85
  8. 596d7f
  9. 5f6c78
  10. 656b71

Questions about #1b6fac

What color is #1b6fac?

#1b6fac is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Planetarium. In RGB it is rgb(27, 111, 172), in HSL hsl(205.24, 72.86%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.455% 0.1226 245.944).

What colors go well with #1b6fac?

The complementary color of #1b6fac is #995900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007994 and #5862b0. The triadic partners are #a3485f and #597617.

Is white or black text more readable on #1b6fac?

White text reads better on #1b6fac: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and black gives 3.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1b6fac a warm or cool color?

#1b6fac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.123.