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#185a95 color: Suddenly Sapphire

#185a95 is rgb(24, 90, 149) in RGB and oklch(45.891% 0.11547 250.186) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

45.9%
0.115
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #185a95

#185a95 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.15:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Suddenly Sapphire (#1a5897). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #185a95 mixed with white

  1. 185a95
  2. 336aa0
  3. 4a7aab
  4. 608ab6
  5. 769bc0
  6. 8dabcb
  7. a3bbd6
  8. b9cce0
  9. d0ddea
  10. e8eef5

Darker: #185a95 mixed with black

  1. 185a95
  2. 134d81
  3. 0f416d
  4. 0a355a
  5. 072948
  6. 041e37
  7. 021326
  8. 010916
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #185a95 with less saturation

  1. 185a95
  2. 235a8f
  3. 2b5a89
  4. 325a83
  5. 395a7d
  6. 3f5a77
  7. 445a71
  8. 495a6b
  9. 4e5964
  10. 53585e

Questions about #185a95

What color is #185a95?

#185a95 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Suddenly Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(24, 90, 149), in HSL hsl(208.32, 72.25%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.891% 0.11547 250.186).

What colors go well with #185a95?

The complementary color of #185a95 is #7f4900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006480 and #4d4e96. The triadic partners are #8c3749 and #41640f.

Is white or black text more readable on #185a95?

White text reads better on #185a95: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #185a95 a warm or cool color?

#185a95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.115.