#1856AB#1856AB

#1856AB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.150 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1856AB
RGB	rgb(24, 86, 171)
HSL	hsl(215, 75%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 86%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(86%, 49.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.46, 13.62, -50.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.46, 52.65, 284.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% -0.0314 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.15 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.0524, 9.7886, 39.8271)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1856AB #AB6D18

analogous

#189FAB #1856AB #2318AB

triadic

#1856AB #AB1856 #56AB18

tetradic

#1856AB #AB189F #AB6D18 #18AB23

square

#1856AB #AB189F #AB6D18 #18AB23

split-complementary

#1856AB #AB2318 #9FAB18

monochromatic

#092040 #103B75 #1856AB #2071E0 #5693E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#1856AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#1856AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #1856AB

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1856AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##1856AB	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1856ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 86, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.150 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7184c5',
    500: '#1856ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1856ab;
$custom-light: #7184c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1856ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.694,
    "s": 75.385,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46505,
    "c": 0.14976,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1856AB

secondary

#CA9955

accent

#A336F2

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EDEFF8

border

#C8CAD1

text

#090A13

muted

#7B7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #1856AB

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

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