#185CB3#185CB3

#185CB3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.153 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185CB3
RGB	rgb(24, 92, 179)
HSL	hsl(214, 76%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 87%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.6%, 48.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, 12.86, -51.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 53.46, 283.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% -0.0344 -0.1493)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.153 257)
XYZ	xyz(12.3375, 11.1016, 44.1316)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185CB3 #B36F18

analogous

#18AAB3 #185CB3 #2118B3

triadic

#185CB3 #B3185C #5CB318

tetradic

#185CB3 #B318AA #B36F18 #18B321

square

#185CB3 #B318AA #B36F18 #18B321

split-complementary

#185CB3 #B32118 #AAB318

monochromatic

#0A2547 #11407D #185CB3 #2679E2 #5C9AE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#185CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#185CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185CB3

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185CB3	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2865B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 92, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.153 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7289ca',
    500: '#185cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185cb3;
$custom-light: #7289ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.677,
    "s": 76.355,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48442,
    "c": 0.15325,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.11103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185CB3

secondary

#CD9A5A

accent

#A035F3

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #185CB3

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

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