#185EB3#185EB3

#185EB3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.151 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185EB3
RGB	rgb(24, 94, 179)
HSL	hsl(213, 76%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(213, 87%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.6%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 11.54, -50.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 52.24, 282.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% -0.0358 -0.1465)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.151 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5130, 11.4527, 44.1902)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185EB3 #B36D18

analogous

#18ACB3 #185EB3 #1F18B3

triadic

#185EB3 #B3185E #5EB318

tetradic

#185EB3 #B318AC #B36D18 #18B31F

square

#185EB3 #B318AC #B36D18 #18B31F

split-complementary

#185EB3 #B31F18 #ACB318

monochromatic

#0A2547 #11427D #185EB3 #267BE2 #5C9CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#185EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#185EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185EB3

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185EB3	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E66B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 94, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.151 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728bca',
    500: '#185eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185eb3;
$custom-light: #728bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.903,
    "s": 76.355,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48891,
    "c": 0.15085,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185EB3

secondary

#CD995A

accent

#9D35F3

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090B13

muted

#7B7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #185EB3

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

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