#185AB3#185AB3

#185AB3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.156 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185AB3
RGB	rgb(24, 90, 179)
HSL	hsl(214, 76%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 87%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.6%, 49.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.17, 14.17, -52.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.17, 54.69, 285.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48% -0.033 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.156 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1665, 10.7596, 44.0747)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185AB3 #B37118

analogous

#18A7B3 #185AB3 #2418B3

triadic

#185AB3 #B3185A #5AB318

tetradic

#185AB3 #B318A7 #B37118 #18B324

square

#185AB3 #B318A7 #B37118 #18B324

split-complementary

#185AB3 #B32418 #A7B318

monochromatic

#0A2447 #113F7D #185AB3 #2676E2 #5C98E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#185AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#185AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185AB3

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185AB3	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2364B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 90, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.156 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387ca',
    500: '#185ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185ab3;
$custom-light: #7387ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.452,
    "s": 76.355,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47997,
    "c": 0.15566,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185AB3

secondary

#CD9C5A

accent

#A235F3

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #185AB3

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

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