Information about #1486BB color

#1486BB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1486BB falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(20, 134, 187) — 7.8% red, 52.5% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 65 / 21 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#1486BB is a strongly colored steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2). Slightly further away sit Nice Blue (#107AB0) and Water Blue (#0E87CC).

In RGB terms — rgb(20, 134, 187) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1486BB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1486BB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1486BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#1486BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#1486BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#1486BB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#13BD27

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#1486BB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#BD4914
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#BD9E14
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BD1488
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#88BD14
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#4914BD
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#88BD14
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9E14BD
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#BD4914
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#33BD14
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Nearest named colors to #1486BB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cyan Cornflower Blue color link
Cyan Cornflower Blue

#188BC2

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Water Blue color link
Water Blue

#0E87CC

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Gillson Beach color link
Gillson Beach

#0481C9

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Star Command Blue color link
Star Command Blue

#007BB8

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Ocean Boat Blue color link
Ocean Boat Blue

#0077BE

Magic Blue color link
Magic Blue

#0077C0

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

#1486BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1486BB
  • RGB20, 134, 187
  • CMYK65, 21, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(20, 134, 187)
  • HSL199°, 81%, 41%
  • HSL Precise199.042°, 80.676%, 40.588%
  • HSV199°, 89%, 73%
  • HSB199°, 89%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.525, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.525, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.525, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID1486BB
  • DECIMAL ID1345211
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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