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#185c8b color: Sapphire Lace

#185c8b is rgb(24, 92, 139) in RGB and oklch(45.76% 0.10063 244.167) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

45.8%
0.101
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #185c8b

#185c8b is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.14:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #185c8b mixed with white

  1. 185c8b
  2. 346c97
  3. 4b7ba2
  4. 618bae
  5. 779bba
  6. 8dabc5
  7. a3bcd1
  8. baccdc
  9. d1dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #185c8b mixed with black

  1. 185c8b
  2. 134f78
  3. 0f4266
  4. 0a3654
  5. 072a43
  6. 041f32
  7. 021423
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #185c8b with less saturation

  1. 185c8b
  2. 235c86
  3. 2b5c81
  4. 335b7c
  5. 395b77
  6. 3f5b72
  7. 445a6d
  8. 495a67
  9. 4e5962
  10. 53585d

Questions about #185c8b

What color is #185c8b?

#185c8b is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(24, 92, 139), in HSL hsl(204.52, 70.55%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.76% 0.10063 244.167).

What colors go well with #185c8b?

The complementary color of #185c8b is #7d4906. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006579 and #47528f. The triadic partners are #843c51 and #4c6017.

Is white or black text more readable on #185c8b?

White text reads better on #185c8b: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #185c8b a warm or cool color?

#185c8b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.101.