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Colour

#185D86

  • #185D86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#185D86 is a blue with RGB values 24, 93, 134 and HSL 202°, 70%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#185D86#185D86
HEX#185D86
RGBrgb(24, 93, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.3647, 0.5255
RGB percentages9.4%, 36.5%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(202.4, 69.6%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 82.1%, 52.5%)
CMYK82.1%, 30.6%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,596,806
CSS custom property--colour: #185D86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#E7A279

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5E88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5385no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00676Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 30.1Teal · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#864118
Analogous#188678, #182686
Triadic#86185D, #5D8618
Split complementary#861826, #867818
Tetradic#781886, #864118, #268618

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81C2E9
Lighter +30%#56ADE1
Lighter +20%#2B98D9
Lighter +10%#207BB1
Darker −10%#103F5B
Darker −20%#09212F
Darker −30%#010304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#04629A
Less saturated −25%#2C5872

Channel breakdown

R24
G93
B134
Red24 (9.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue202.36°
Saturation (HSL)69.62%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 5D · B 86

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