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#185c8e color: Sapphire Lace

#185c8e is rgb(24, 92, 142) in RGB and oklch(45.941% 0.10438 245.716) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

45.9%
0.104
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #185c8e

#185c8e is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.09:1 contrast and black text 2.96:1, 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: #185c8e mixed with white

  1. 185c8e
  2. 346c9a
  3. 4b7ba5
  4. 618bb0
  5. 779bbc
  6. 8dacc7
  7. a3bcd2
  8. baccdd
  9. d1dde9
  10. e8eef4

Darker: #185c8e mixed with black

  1. 185c8e
  2. 134f7b
  3. 0f4268
  4. 0a3656
  5. 072a44
  6. 041f34
  7. 021424
  8. 010a15
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #185c8e with less saturation

  1. 185c8e
  2. 235c89
  3. 2b5c83
  4. 335c7e
  5. 395b79
  6. 3f5b73
  7. 455b6e
  8. 4a5a69
  9. 4f5963
  10. 53595d

Questions about #185c8e

What color is #185c8e?

#185c8e is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(24, 92, 142), in HSL hsl(205.42, 71.08%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.941% 0.10438 245.716).

What colors go well with #185c8e?

The complementary color of #185c8e is #7e4a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00657c and #485191. The triadic partners are #873c4f and #4a6215.

Is white or black text more readable on #185c8e?

White text reads better on #185c8e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and black gives 2.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #185c8e a warm or cool color?

#185c8e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.104.