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Recognised as Colour

#185EB4

  • #185EB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#185EB4 is a blue with RGB values 24, 94, 180 and HSL 213°, 76%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#185EB4#185EB4
HEX#185EB4
RGBrgb(24, 94, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.3686, 0.7059
RGB percentages9.4%, 36.9%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(213.1, 76.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 86.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK86.7%, 47.8%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,597,108
CSS custom property--colour: #185EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#E7A14B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C67B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B46E18
Analogous#18ACB4, #2018B4
Triadic#B4185E, #5EB418
Split complementary#B42018, #ACB418
Tetradic#B418AC, #B46E18, #18B420

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5C8F3
Lighter +30%#78ACED
Lighter +20%#4B91E7
Lighter +10%#1E75E1
Darker −10%#124687
Darker −20%#0C2F5A
Darker −30%#06172D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005CCC
Less saturated −25%#31619B

Channel breakdown

R24
G94
B180
Red24 (9.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue213.08°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 5E · B B4

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