#1786c6

Color #1786c6

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.31 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#1786c6

RGB

rgb(23, 134, 198)

HSL

hsl(201.9, 79.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.9, 88.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.4%, 32.3%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(53.28, -5.94, -41.28)

LCH

lch(53.28, 41.71, 261.81)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1334, 241.67)

HWB

hwb(201.9, 9%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c65717

Analogous

#17c6ae

#1786c6

#172fc6

Triadic

#1786c6

#c61786

#86c617

Split-complementary

#1786c6

#c6172f

#c6ae17

Tetradic

#1786c6

#5717c6

#c65717

#86c617

Square

#1786c6

#ae17c6

#c65717

#2fc617

Shades

Color #1786c6 mixed toward black.

#1370a5

#0f5984

#0b4363

#082d42

#041621

Tints

Color #1786c6 mixed toward white.

#27a0e6

#52b3eb

#7dc6f0

#a9d9f5

#d4ecfa

Tones

Color #1786c6 mixed toward gray.

#2682b7

#347ea9

#437a9a

#51768c

#60727d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5db9 · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#574fb6 · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#27aeab · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1786c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1786c6]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#1786c6 (#1786c6) is rgb(23, 134, 198) in RGB.

No, #1786c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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