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#185c8d color: Sapphire Lace

#185c8d is rgb(24, 92, 141) in RGB and oklch(45.881% 0.10312 245.215) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

45.9%
0.103
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.95:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #185c8d

#185c8d is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.11:1 contrast and black text 2.95:1, 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: #185c8d mixed with white

  1. 185c8d
  2. 346c99
  3. 4b7ba4
  4. 618bb0
  5. 779bbb
  6. 8dacc6
  7. a3bcd2
  8. baccdd
  9. d1dde8
  10. e8eef4

Darker: #185c8d mixed with black

  1. 185c8d
  2. 134f7a
  3. 0f4267
  4. 0a3655
  5. 072a44
  6. 041f33
  7. 021423
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #185c8d with less saturation

  1. 185c8d
  2. 235c88
  3. 2b5c83
  4. 335c7d
  5. 395b78
  6. 3f5b73
  7. 445a6e
  8. 4a5a68
  9. 4e5963
  10. 53585d

Questions about #185c8d

What color is #185c8d?

#185c8d is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(24, 92, 141), in HSL hsl(205.13, 70.91%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.881% 0.10312 245.215).

What colors go well with #185c8d?

The complementary color of #185c8d is #7e4900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00657b and #485190. The triadic partners are #863c50 and #4a6116.

Is white or black text more readable on #185c8d?

White text reads better on #185c8d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and black gives 2.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #185c8d a warm or cool color?

#185c8d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.103.