#185E9D#185E9D

#185E9D is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.122 H 250.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185E9D
RGB	rgb(24, 94, 157)
HSL	hsl(208, 73%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.7%, 40.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 2.76, -40.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 40.22, 273.93°)
OKLab	oklab(47.38% -0.0405 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(47.38% 0.122 250.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4629, 10.6326, 33.3926)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185E9D #9D5718

analogous

#189D99 #185E9D #181B9D

triadic

#185E9D #9D185E #5E9D18

tetradic

#185E9D #99189D #9D5718 #1B9D18

square

#185E9D #99189D #9D5718 #1B9D18

split-complementary

#185E9D #9D181B #9D9918

monochromatic

#081E33 #103E68 #185E9D #207ED2 #4C9CE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#185E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#185E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185E9D

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185E9D	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F62A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A569C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 94, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.122 250.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8bba',
    500: '#185e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185e9d;
$custom-light: #6d8bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.421,
    "s": 73.481,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47376,
    "c": 0.12166,
    "h": 250.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185E9D

secondary

#C5854B

accent

#8F38F0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #185E9D

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

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