#185D9E#185D9E

#185D9E is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.124 H 251.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185D9E
RGB	rgb(24, 93, 158)
HSL	hsl(209, 74%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.8%, 41.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 3.80, -41.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 41.29, 275.28°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% -0.0394 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.124 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4602, 10.4902, 33.8146)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185D9E #9E5918

analogous

#189E9C #185D9E #181A9E

triadic

#185D9E #9E185D #5D9E18

tetradic

#185D9E #9C189E #9E5918 #1A9E18

square

#185D9E #9C189E #9E5918 #1A9E18

split-complementary

#185D9E #9E181A #9E9C18

monochromatic

#081E34 #103E69 #185D9E #207CD3 #4D9AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#185D9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#185D9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185D9E

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185D9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185D9E	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D62A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26569D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185d9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 93, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.124 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8abb',
    500: '#185d9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185d9e;
$custom-light: #6d8abb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185d9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.104,
    "s": 73.626,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47202,
    "c": 0.12407,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185D9E

secondary

#C6874C

accent

#9138F0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #185D9E

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

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