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Recognised as Colour

#185FA7

  • #185FA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#185FA7 is a blue with RGB values 24, 95, 167 and HSL 210°, 75%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#185FA7#185FA7
HEX#185FA7
RGBrgb(24, 95, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.3725, 0.6549
RGB percentages9.4%, 37.3%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(210.2, 74.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 85.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK85.6%, 43.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,597,351
CSS custom property--colour: #185FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#E7A058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A65AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F58A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.9Slate blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A76018
Analogous#18A7A7, #1818A7
Triadic#A7185F, #5FA718
Split complementary#A71818, #A7A718
Tetradic#A718A7, #A76018, #18A718

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AC5F1
Lighter +30%#6EACEA
Lighter +20%#4192E4
Lighter +10%#1E78D4
Darker −10%#12467A
Darker −20%#0B2C4E
Darker −30%#051321
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005FBF
Less saturated −25%#305F8F

Channel breakdown

R24
G95
B167
Red24 (9.4%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue210.21°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 5F · B A7

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