Recognised as Colour
#183B91
- #183B91
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slateblue
#183B91 is a blue with RGB values 24, 59, 145 and HSL 223°, 72%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.
Colour values
#183B91#183B91
HEX#183B91
RGBrgb(24, 59, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.2314, 0.5686
RGB percentages9.4%, 23.1%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(222.6, 71.6%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 83.4%, 56.9%)
CMYK83.4%, 59.3%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,588,113
CSS custom property--colour: #183B91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#E7C46E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#916E18
Analogous#187791, #321891
Triadic#91183B, #3B9118
Split complementary#913118, #789118
Tetradic#911877, #916E18, #189131
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R24
G59
B145
Red24 (9.4%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue222.64°
Saturation (HSL)71.6%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 3B · B 91
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