Recognised as Colour

#185C9D

#185C9D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#185C9D is a blue with RGB values 24, 92, 157 and HSL 209°, 73%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#185C9D#185C9D

HEX#185C9D

RGBrgb(24, 92, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.3608, 0.6157

RGB percentages9.4%, 36.1%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(209.3, 73.5%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 84.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK84.7%, 41.4%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,596,573

CSS custom property--colour: #185C9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#E7A362

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C61A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#25559Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006C75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2 Royal blue · ΔE 34.2 Slate grey · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D5918

Analogous#189D9B, #181A9D

Triadic#9D185C, #5C9D18

Split complementary#9D181A, #9D9B18

Tetradic#9B189D, #9D5918, #1A9D18

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#93C2EE

Lighter +30%#66A8E8

Lighter +20%#3A8FE1

Lighter +10%#1F76C9

Darker −10%#114271

Darker −20%#0A2845

Darker −30%#040E18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#015DB4

Less saturated −25%#2F5B86

Channel breakdown

R24

G92

B157

Red24 (9.4%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue209.32°

Saturation (HSL)73.48%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 18 · G 5C · B 9D

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Colour values

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