#184EA0#184EA0

#184EA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.145 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#184EA0
RGB	rgb(24, 78, 160)
HSL	hsl(216, 74%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 85%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(85%, 51.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, 14.54, -49.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 51.41, 286.43°)
OKLab	oklab(43.88% -0.0272 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(43.88% 0.145 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.4439, 8.1799, 34.3320)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#184EA0 #A06A18

analogous

#1892A0 #184EA0 #2618A0

triadic

#184EA0 #A0184E #4EA018

tetradic

#184EA0 #A01892 #A06A18 #18A026

square

#184EA0 #A01892 #A06A18 #18A026

split-complementary

#184EA0 #A02618 #92A018

monochromatic

#081A36 #10346B #184EA0 #2068D5 #4E8AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#184EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#184EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #184EA0

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##184EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##184EA0	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1957A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #184ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 78, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.145 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7ebd',
    500: '#184ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #184ea0;
$custom-light: #6e7ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#184ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.176,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43875,
    "c": 0.14464,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#184EA0

secondary

#C6964D

accent

#A737F1

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #184EA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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