#185cbf

Color #185cbf

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 13.64 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#185cbf

RGB

rgb(24, 92, 191)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 77.7%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 87.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(87.4%, 51.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(40.59, 17.64, -57.56)

LCH

lch(40.59, 60.2, 287.04)

OKLCH

oklch(49.4%, 0.1692, 258.89)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 9.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf7b18

Analogous

#18b0bf

#185cbf

#2818bf

Triadic

#185cbf

#bf185c

#5cbf18

Split-complementary

#185cbf

#bf2818

#b0bf18

Tetradic

#185cbf

#7b18bf

#bf7b18

#5cbf18

Square

#185cbf

#bf18b0

#bf7b18

#18bf28

Shades

Color #185cbf mixed toward black.

#144d9f

#103d7f

#0c2e60

#081f40

#040f20

Tints

Color #185cbf mixed toward white.

#2572e4

#508ee9

#7cabef

#a8c7f4

#d3e3fa

Tones

Color #185cbf mixed toward gray.

#265fb1

#3461a3

#426495

#506687

#5e697a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.32:1

White text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4041ae · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#3c37a9 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#1f9e9a · ΔE 36.6

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 25.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #185cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#185cbf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#185cbf (#185cbf) is rgb(24, 92, 191) in RGB.

No, #185cbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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