#185EA0#185EA0

#185EA0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.126 H 251.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185EA0
RGB	rgb(24, 94, 160)
HSL	hsl(209, 74%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 85%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(85%, 41.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 3.95, -41.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 41.82, 275.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.57% -0.0398 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(47.57% 0.126 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.7221, 10.7363, 34.7581)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185EA0 #A05A18

analogous

#18A09E #185EA0 #181AA0

triadic

#185EA0 #A0185E #5EA018

tetradic

#185EA0 #9E18A0 #A05A18 #1AA018

square

#185EA0 #9E18A0 #A05A18 #1AA018

split-complementary

#185EA0 #A0181A #A09E18

monochromatic

#081F36 #103F6B #185EA0 #207DD5 #4E9BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#185EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#185EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185EA0

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185EA0	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D63A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26579F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 94, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.126 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8bbc',
    500: '#185ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185ea0;
$custom-light: #6e8bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.118,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47573,
    "c": 0.12559,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185EA0

secondary

#C6884D

accent

#9137F1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #185EA0

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

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