#185E8F#185E8F

#185E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.104 H 244.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185E8F
RGB	rgb(24, 94, 143)
HSL	hsl(205, 71%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(205, 83%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.2%, 34.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, -2.78, -32.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 33.08, 265.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.5% -0.0445 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(46.5% 0.104 244.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3354, 10.1816, 27.4545)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185E8F #8F4918

analogous

#188F84 #185E8F #18228F

triadic

#185E8F #8F185E #5E8F18

tetradic

#185E8F #84188F #8F4918 #228F18

square

#185E8F #84188F #8F4918 #228F18

split-complementary

#185E8F #8F1822 #8F8418

monochromatic

#061926 #0F3C5B #185E8F #2180C3 #429FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#185E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#185E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185E8F

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185E8F	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)

#476091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36558E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 94, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.104 244.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8bb0',
    500: '#185e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185e8f;
$custom-light: #6a8bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.706,
    "s": 71.257,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46499,
    "c": 0.10373,
    "h": 244.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185E8F

secondary

#C07643

accent

#843AEE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #185E8F

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

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