#1B5EB3#1B5EB3
#1B5EB3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.150 H 256.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B5EB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 94, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 74%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 85%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.9%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.40, 11.78, -50.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.40, 52.19, 283.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.96% -0.0345 -0.1462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.96% 0.15 256.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5884, 11.4915, 44.1937) |
| Luminance | 0.1149 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 1.28
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.25
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.46
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.82
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.89
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B5EB3 #B3701B
analogous
#1BAAB3 #1B5EB3 #241BB3
triadic
#1B5EB3 #B31B5E #5EB31B
tetradic
#1B5EB3 #B31BAA #B3701B #1BB324
square
#1B5EB3 #B31BAA #B3701B #1BB324
split-complementary
#1B5EB3 #B3241B #AAB31B
monochromatic
#0B2649 #13427E #1B5EB3 #2C7BDF #619CE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#1B5EB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#1B5EB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #1B5EB3
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B5EB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B5EB3 | 1.00 | 6.37 | 3.30 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E66B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0059B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007380
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b5eb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 94, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.150 256.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#738bca',
500: '#1b5eb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b5eb3; $custom-light: #738bca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b5eb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 94,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.553,
"s": 73.786,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48958,
"c": 0.15021,
"h": 256.7
},
"luminance": 0.11493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B5EB3
secondary
#CC9B5E
accent
#9F37F0
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82