#1B738E#1B738E
#1B738E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.089 H 223.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B738E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 115, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.87, -15.32, -21.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.87, 26.72, 235.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.84% -0.0641 -0.0614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.84% 0.089 223.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4632, 14.4461, 27.7701) |
| Luminance | 0.1445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 1.84
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 3.85
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.24
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.83
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.44
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B738E #8E361B
analogous
#1B8E6F #1B738E #1B398E
triadic
#1B738E #8E1B73 #738E1B
tetradic
#1B738E #6F1B8E #8E361B #398E1B
square
#1B738E #6F1B8E #8E361B #398E1B
split-complementary
#1B738E #8E1B39 #8E6F1B
monochromatic
#072027 #11495B #1B738E #259DC1 #47B9DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.40
#1B738E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#1B738E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #1B738E
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B738E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B738E | 1.00 | 5.40 | 3.89 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#64708F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#55658E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007B7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b738e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 115, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.089 223.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c9baf',
500: '#1b738e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b738e; $custom-light: #6c9baf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b738e",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 115,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.087,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51836,
"c": 0.08876,
"h": 223.8
},
"luminance": 0.14447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B738E
secondary
#BE6347
accent
#663DEB
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F