Colour

#182EC6

#182EC6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#182EC6 is a blue with RGB values 24, 46, 198 and HSL 232°, 78%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#182EC6#182EC6

HEX#182EC6

RGBrgb(24, 46, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.1804, 0.7765

RGB percentages9.4%, 18%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(232.4, 78.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 87.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK87.9%, 76.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,584,838

CSS custom property--colour: #182EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#E7D139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004FCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.4 Medium blue · ΔE 22.2 Navy · ΔE 22.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4 Indigo · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6B018

Analogous#1885C6, #5918C6

Triadic#C6182E, #2EC618

Split complementary#C65918, #85C618

Tetradic#C61885, #C6B018, #18C659

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B4BCF6

Lighter +30%#8794F0

Lighter +20%#596CEB

Lighter +10%#2C43E5

Darker −10%#122399

Darker −20%#0D196B

Darker −30%#070E3E

Darker −40%#020410

More saturated +25%#001CDE

Less saturated −25%#3443AA

Channel breakdown

R24

G46

B198

Red24 (9.4%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue232.41°

Saturation (HSL)78.38%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 18 · G 2E · B C6

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