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#185EDD

#185edd ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#185edd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 36.86% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.14% cyan, 57.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 218.68°, with 80.41% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.1342

Complementary

  1. #185edd
  2. #dd9718

Split complementary

  1. #185edd
  2. #dd3418
  3. #c1dd18

Analogous

  1. #18c1dd
  2. #185edd
  3. #3418dd

Triadic

  1. #185edd
  2. #dd185e
  3. #5edd18

Tetradic

  1. #185edd
  2. #9718dd
  3. #dd9718
  4. #5edd18

Square

  1. #185edd
  2. #dd18c1
  3. #dd9718
  4. #18dd34

Monochromatic

  1. #092353
  2. #114198
  3. #185edd
  4. #558bed
  5. #9abaf4

Shades

#185edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #185edd
  2. #1655c7
  3. #134bb1
  4. #11429b
  5. #0e3885
  6. #0c2f6f
  7. #0a2658
  8. #071c42
  9. #05132c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#185edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #185edd
  2. #2f6ee0
  3. #467ee4
  4. #5d8ee7
  5. #749eeb
  6. #8cafee
  7. #a3bff1
  8. #bacff5
  9. #d1dff8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#185edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #185edd
  2. #2261d4
  3. #2d65ca
  4. #3768c1
  5. #426cb8
  6. #4c6faf
  7. #5672a5
  8. #61769c
  9. #6b7993
  10. #767d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5263a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-185edd {
  color: #185edd;
}
Background
.bg-185edd {
  background-color: #185edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-185edd {
  border: 2px solid #185edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #185edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 94 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-185edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #185edd, #3418dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-185edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 94 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.59 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.84 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.40 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.02 #e7a122 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#185edd  rgb(24, 94, 221)  hsl(219, 80%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#dd9718  rgb(221, 151, 24)  hsl(39, 80%, 48%)  Gamboge
#dd185e  rgb(221, 24, 94)  hsl(339, 80%, 48%)  Ruby
#5edd18  rgb(94, 221, 24)  hsl(99, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green