#185B9F#185B9F

#185B9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.128 H 252.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185B9F
RGB	rgb(24, 91, 159)
HSL	hsl(210, 74%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(210, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.9%, 42.8%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, 5.49, -42.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 42.94, 277.35°)
OKLab	oklab(46.79% -0.0375 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(46.79% 0.128 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3734, 10.1783, 34.2120)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185B9F #9F5C18

analogous

#189E9F #185B9F #18189F

triadic

#185B9F #9F185B #5B9F18

tetradic

#185B9F #9F189E #9F5C18 #189F18

square

#185B9F #9F189E #9F5C18 #189F18

split-complementary

#185B9F #9F1818 #9E9F18

monochromatic

#081E35 #103D6A #185B9F #2079D4 #4D98E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#185B9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#185B9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185B9F

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185B9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185B9F	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3960A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20549E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185b9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 91, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.128 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e88bc',
    500: '#185b9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185b9f;
$custom-light: #6e88bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185b9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.222,
    "s": 73.77,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46794,
    "c": 0.12765,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185B9F

secondary

#C68A4D

accent

#9537F0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #185B9F

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

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