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Recognised as Colour

#186BAA

  • #186BAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#186BAA is a blue with RGB values 24, 107, 170 and HSL 206°, 75%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#186BAA#186BAA
HEX#186BAA
RGBrgb(24, 107, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.4196, 0.6667
RGB percentages9.4%, 42%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(205.9, 75.3%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 85.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK85.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,600,426
CSS custom property--colour: #186BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#E79455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D6EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3761A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.7Slate grey · ΔE 31.2Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA5718
Analogous#18AAA0, #1822AA
Triadic#AA186B, #6BAA18
Split complementary#AA1822, #AAA018
Tetradic#A018AA, #AA5718, #22AA18

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DCDF1
Lighter +30%#70B6EB
Lighter +20%#439FE5
Lighter +10%#1E87D7
Darker −10%#124F7D
Darker −20%#0B3351
Darker −30%#051724
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006EC2
Less saturated −25%#306892

Channel breakdown

R24
G107
B170
Red24 (9.4%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue205.89°
Saturation (HSL)75.26%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 6B · B AA

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