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#185BDB

#185bdb ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#185bdb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 35.69% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.04% cyan, 58.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 219.38°, with 80.25% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.1279

Complementary

  1. #185bdb
  2. #db9818

Split complementary

  1. #185bdb
  2. #db3618
  3. #bddb18

Analogous

  1. #18bddb
  2. #185bdb
  3. #3618db

Triadic

  1. #185bdb
  2. #db185b
  3. #5bdb18

Tetradic

  1. #185bdb
  2. #9818db
  3. #db9818
  4. #5bdb18

Square

  1. #185bdb
  2. #db18bd
  3. #db9818
  4. #18db36

Monochromatic

  1. #092251
  2. #103e96
  3. #185bdb
  4. #5388ec
  5. #98b8f4

Shades

#185bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #185bdb
  2. #1652c5
  3. #1349af
  4. #114099
  5. #0e3783
  6. #0c2e6e
  7. #0a2458
  8. #071b42
  9. #05122c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#185bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #185bdb
  2. #2f6bdf
  3. #467ce2
  4. #5d8ce6
  5. #749de9
  6. #8caded
  7. #a3bdf1
  8. #bacef4
  9. #d1def8
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#185bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #185bdb
  2. #225fd2
  3. #2d62c9
  4. #3766c0
  5. #426ab7
  6. #4c6eae
  7. #5671a4
  8. #61759b
  9. #6b7992
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5061a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-185bdb {
  color: #185bdb;
}
Background
.bg-185bdb {
  background-color: #185bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-185bdb {
  border: 2px solid #185bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #185bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 91 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-185bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #185bdb, #3618db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-185bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 91 219 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.04 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.38 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.38 #e7a424 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#185bdb  rgb(24, 91, 219)  hsl(219, 80%, 48%)  Denim
#db9818  rgb(219, 152, 24)  hsl(39, 80%, 48%)  Gamboge
#db185b  rgb(219, 24, 91)  hsl(339, 80%, 48%)  Ruby
#5bdb18  rgb(91, 219, 24)  hsl(99, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green