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#186FDA

#186fda ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#186fda is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 43.53% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.99% cyan, 49.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 213.09°, with 80.17% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #186fda
  2. #da8318

Split complementary

  1. #186fda
  2. #da2218
  3. #d0da18

Analogous

  1. #18d0da
  2. #186fda
  3. #2218da

Triadic

  1. #186fda
  2. #da186f
  3. #6fda18

Tetradic

  1. #186fda
  2. #8318da
  3. #da8318
  4. #6fda18

Square

  1. #186fda
  2. #da18d0
  3. #da8318
  4. #18da22

Monochromatic

  1. #092950
  2. #104c95
  3. #186fda
  4. #5297ec
  5. #97c1f4

Shades

#186fda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #186fda
  2. #1664c4
  3. #1359ae
  4. #114e99
  5. #0e4383
  6. #0c386d
  7. #0a2c57
  8. #072141
  9. #05162c
  10. #020b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#186fda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #186fda
  2. #2f7dde
  3. #468ce1
  4. #5d9ae5
  5. #74a9e9
  6. #8cb7ed
  7. #a3c5f0
  8. #bad4f4
  9. #d1e2f8
  10. #e8f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#186fda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #186fda
  2. #2271d1
  3. #2d72c8
  4. #3774bf
  5. #4276b6
  6. #4c78ad
  7. #5679a4
  8. #617b9b
  9. #6b7d92
  10. #767e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a70a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c7ade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00899a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2576dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-186fda {
  color: #186fda;
}
Background
.bg-186fda {
  background-color: #186fda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-186fda {
  border: 2px solid #186fda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #186fda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 111 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 80% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-186fda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #186fda, #2218da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-186fda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 111 218 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.02 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.52 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.30 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.14 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.17 #e79025 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

True Blue
#186fda  rgb(24, 111, 218)  hsl(213, 80%, 47%)  True Blue
#da8318  rgb(218, 131, 24)  hsl(33, 80%, 47%)  Fulvous
#da186f  rgb(218, 24, 111)  hsl(333, 80%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#6fda18  rgb(111, 218, 24)  hsl(93, 80%, 47%)  Lime Green