#1C97B4#1C97B4
#1C97B4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.107 H 219.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1C97B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 151, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 73%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 84%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.73, -21.48, -24.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.73, 32.30, 228.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.69% -0.0836 -0.0676) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.69% 0.107 219) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7802, 25.6728, 47.0840) |
| Luminance | 0.2567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.75
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.95
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.65
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.08
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 10.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1C97B4 #B4391C
analogous
#1CB485 #1C97B4 #1C4BB4
triadic
#1C97B4 #B41C97 #97B41C
tetradic
#1C97B4 #851CB4 #B4391C #4BB41C
square
#1C97B4 #851CB4 #B4391C #4BB41C
split-complementary
#1C97B4 #B41C4B #B4851C
monochromatic
#0C3E4A #146B7F #1C97B4 #2FBDDF #64CEE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#1C97B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.13
#1C97B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1C97B4
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1C97B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1C97B4 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.13 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8593B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7185B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1c97b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 151, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.107 219.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b5ca',
500: '#1c97b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1c97b4; $custom-light: #76b5ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1c97b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 151,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.447,
"s": 73.077,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62685,
"c": 0.10748,
"h": 219
},
"luminance": 0.25675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1C97B4
secondary
#CC7560
accent
#5B38F0
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082