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#186bc1 color: Indigo Carmine

#186bc1 is rgb(24, 107, 193) in RGB and oklch(52.811% 0.15411 253.9) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

52.8%
0.154
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.91:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #186bc1

#186bc1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.37:1 contrast and black text 3.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indigo Carmine (#006ec7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #186bc1 mixed with white

  1. 186bc1
  2. 367ac8
  3. 4e89cf
  4. 6598d6
  5. 7ba7dd
  6. 90b5e3
  7. a6c4e9
  8. bcd3ef
  9. d2e2f5
  10. e9f0fa

Darker: #186bc1 mixed with black

  1. 186bc1
  2. 135ca7
  3. 0f4e8f
  4. 0a3f77
  5. 07325f
  6. 042549
  7. 021834
  8. 010d20
  9. 00040e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #186bc1 with less saturation

  1. 186bc1
  2. 276cb9
  3. 326db0
  4. 3b6da8
  5. 446da0
  6. 4b6d97
  7. 526d8f
  8. 596d86
  9. 5f6d7d
  10. 656c74

Questions about #186bc1

What color is #186bc1?

#186bc1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Indigo Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(24, 107, 193), in HSL hsl(210.53, 77.88%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.811% 0.15411 253.9).

What colors go well with #186bc1?

The complementary color of #186bc1 is #975c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789e and #635ac0. The triadic partners are #b23b50 and #427d00.

Is white or black text more readable on #186bc1?

White text reads better on #186bc1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and black gives 3.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #186bc1 a warm or cool color?

#186bc1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.154.