#185EB4#185EB4

#185EB4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.152 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185EB4
RGB	rgb(24, 94, 180)
HSL	hsl(213, 76%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(213, 87%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.7%, 47.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 11.94, -51.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 52.80, 283.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% -0.0356 -0.1479)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.152 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6145, 11.4933, 44.7247)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185EB4 #B46E18

analogous

#18ACB4 #185EB4 #2018B4

triadic

#185EB4 #B4185E #5EB418

tetradic

#185EB4 #B418AC #B46E18 #18B420

square

#185EB4 #B418AC #B46E18 #18B420

split-complementary

#185EB4 #B42018 #ACB418

monochromatic

#0A2648 #11427E #185EB4 #277BE2 #5D9CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#185EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#185EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185EB4

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185EB4	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C67B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 94, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.152 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bcb',
    500: '#185eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185eb4;
$custom-light: #738bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.077,
    "s": 76.471,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48963,
    "c": 0.15218,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185EB4

secondary

#CD9A5B

accent

#9E35F3

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #185EB4

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

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