Information about #1B596A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#1B596A falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(27, 89, 106) — 10.6% red, 34.9% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 31 / 7 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1B596A reads as a pleasantly vivid cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of JayHawk Blue (#194F6E). Slightly further away sit Humbec Dark Teal (#265B71) and Caesar (#1B6767).

In RGB terms — rgb(27, 89, 106) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. #1B596A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#1B596A color variations

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

#1B596A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#1B596A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#154654

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#10353F

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#0A232A

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Black

#000000

#1B596A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#296373

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#3A6C7A

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#657A80

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Grey

#808080

#1B596A 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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#1B695B

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#1B596A 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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#692C1B
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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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#69531B
#69531B

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#691B31
#691B31

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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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#1B6953
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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
#1B596A
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#691B58
#691B58

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#58691B
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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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#2C1B69
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#692C1B
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#58691B
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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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#531B69
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#692C1B
#692C1B

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#31691B
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Nearest named colors to #1B596A

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

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Chathams Blue color link
Chathams Blue

#2C5971

Griffin Fjord color link
Griffin Fjord

#274B6A

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Bellbottom Blue color link
Bellbottom Blue

#2C4C6D

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

#1B596A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1B596A
  • RGB27, 89, 106
  • CMYK31, 7, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(27, 89, 106)
  • HSL193°, 59%, 26%
  • HSL Precise192.911°, 59.398%, 26.078%
  • HSV193°, 75%, 42%
  • HSB193°, 75%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.106, 0.349, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.106, 0.349, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.106, 0.349, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1B596A
  • DECIMAL ID1792362
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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