#185A9E#185A9E
#185A9E is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.127 H 253.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #185A9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 90, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 74%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 85%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.8%, 43%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.80, 5.74, -42.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.80, 42.96, 277.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.49% -0.0369 -0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.49% 0.127 253.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2021, 9.9739, 33.7286) |
| Luminance | 0.0998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.77
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.30
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.10
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.22
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.26
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#185A9E #9E5C18
analogous
#189D9E #185A9E #19189E
triadic
#185A9E #9E185A #5A9E18
tetradic
#185A9E #9E189D #9E5C18 #189E19
square
#185A9E #9E189D #9E5C18 #189E19
split-complementary
#185A9E #9E1918 #9D9E18
monochromatic
#081D34 #103C69 #185A9E #2078D3 #4D97E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#185A9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#185A9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #185A9E
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##185A9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##185A9E | 1.00 | 7.01 | 2.99 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#385FA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F539D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006A74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #185a9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 90, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.127 253.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d88bb',
500: '#185a9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #185a9e; $custom-light: #6d88bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#185a9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 90,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.448,
"s": 73.626,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4649,
"c": 0.12745,
"h": 253.2
},
"luminance": 0.09975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#185A9E
secondary
#C68A4C
accent
#9538F0
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#080B12
muted
#7B7C81