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#185EEC

#185eec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#185eec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 36.86% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.83% cyan, 60.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 220.19°, with 84.8% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.1426

Complementary

  1. #185eec
  2. #eca618

Split complementary

  1. #185eec
  2. #ec3c18
  3. #c8ec18

Analogous

  1. #18c8ec
  2. #185eec
  3. #3c18ec

Triadic

  1. #185eec
  2. #ec185e
  3. #5eec18

Tetradic

  1. #185eec
  2. #a618ec
  3. #eca618
  4. #5eec18

Square

  1. #185eec
  2. #ec18c8
  3. #eca618
  4. #18ec3c

Monochromatic

  1. #082663
  2. #0e41aa
  3. #185eec
  4. #5f8ff2
  5. #a5c1f8

Shades

#185eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #185eec
  2. #1655d4
  3. #134bbd
  4. #1142a5
  5. #0e388e
  6. #0c2f76
  7. #0a265e
  8. #071c47
  9. #05132f
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#185eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #185eec
  2. #2f6eee
  3. #467ef0
  4. #5d8ef2
  5. #749ef4
  6. #8caff6
  7. #a3bff7
  8. #bacff9
  9. #d1dffb
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#185eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #185eec
  2. #2261e1
  3. #2d65d6
  4. #3768cc
  5. #426cc1
  6. #4c6fb6
  7. #5672ab
  8. #6176a0
  9. #6b7996
  10. #767d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5465ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00839c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-185eec {
  color: #185eec;
}
Background
.bg-185eec {
  background-color: #185eec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-185eec {
  border: 2px solid #185eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #185eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 94 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-185eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #185eec, #3c18ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-185eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 94 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.06 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.61 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.51 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.63 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.68 #e7a113 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#185eec  rgb(24, 94, 236)  hsl(220, 85%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#eca618  rgb(236, 166, 24)  hsl(40, 85%, 51%)  Marigold
#ec185e  rgb(236, 24, 94)  hsl(340, 85%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5eec18  rgb(94, 236, 24)  hsl(100, 85%, 51%)  Harlequin