#18609D#18609D

#18609D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.120 H 249.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#18609D
RGB	rgb(24, 96, 157)
HSL	hsl(208, 73%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.7%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.57, 1.48, -39.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.57, 39.17, 272.16°)
OKLab	oklab(47.86% -0.0423 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(47.86% 0.12 249.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6430, 10.9929, 33.4527)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#18609D #9D5518

analogous

#189D97 #18609D #181D9D

triadic

#18609D #9D1860 #609D18

tetradic

#18609D #97189D #9D5518 #1D9D18

square

#18609D #97189D #9D5518 #1D9D18

split-complementary

#18609D #9D181D #9D9718

monochromatic

#081F33 #104068 #18609D #2080D2 #4C9EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#18609D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#18609D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #18609D

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##18609D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##18609D	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43649F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E589C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #18609d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 96, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.120 249.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8cba',
    500: '#18609d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #18609d;
$custom-light: #6d8cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#18609d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.519,
    "s": 73.481,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47856,
    "c": 0.11951,
    "h": 249.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#18609D

secondary

#C5834B

accent

#8C38F0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #18609D

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

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