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Recognised as Colour

#185EA7

  • #185EA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#185EA7 is a blue with RGB values 24, 94, 167 and HSL 211°, 75%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#185EA7#185EA7
HEX#185EA7
RGBrgb(24, 94, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.3686, 0.6549
RGB percentages9.4%, 36.9%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(210.6, 74.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 85.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK85.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,597,095
CSS custom property--colour: #185EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#E7A158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3864AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C57A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Slate blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A76118
Analogous#18A5A7, #1A18A7
Triadic#A7185E, #5EA718
Split complementary#A71918, #A6A718
Tetradic#A718A5, #A76118, #18A719

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AC5F1
Lighter +30%#6EABEA
Lighter +20%#4191E4
Lighter +10%#1E77D4
Darker −10%#12457A
Darker −20%#0B2C4E
Darker −30%#051321
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005DBF
Less saturated −25%#305F8F

Channel breakdown

R24
G94
B167
Red24 (9.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue210.63°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 5E · B A7

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