#1786B4#1786B4
#1786B4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.115 H 232.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1786B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 134, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 77%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 87%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(87.2%, 25.6%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.43, -12.60, -32.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.43, 34.71, 248.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.42% -0.0692 -0.0914) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.42% 0.115 232.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1133, 20.5254, 46.2310) |
| Luminance | 0.2053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.24
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.12
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.12
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 5.29
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.78
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1786B4 #B44517
analogous
#17B494 #1786B4 #1737B4
triadic
#1786B4 #B41786 #86B417
tetradic
#1786B4 #9417B4 #B44517 #37B417
square
#1786B4 #9417B4 #B44517 #37B417
split-complementary
#1786B4 #B41737 #B49417
monochromatic
#093547 #105E7E #1786B4 #25ABE3 #5BC0EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#1786B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#1786B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1786B4
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1786B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1786B4 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F85B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B77B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009296
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1786b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 134, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.115 232.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73a9ca',
500: '#1786b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1786b4; $custom-light: #73a9ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1786b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 134,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.58,
"s": 77.34,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58417,
"c": 0.11462,
"h": 232.9
},
"luminance": 0.20528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1786B4
secondary
#CE7B59
accent
#6C34F4
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82