#1856ae

Color #1856ae

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.65 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#1856ae

RGB

rgb(24, 86, 174)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 75.8%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 86.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(86.2%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(37.67, 14.82, -52.3)

LCH

lch(37.67, 54.36, 285.82)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.1538, 258.41)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 9.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae7018

Analogous

#18a1ae

#1856ae

#2518ae

Triadic

#1856ae

#ae1856

#56ae18

Split-complementary

#1856ae

#ae2518

#a1ae18

Tetradic

#1856ae

#7018ae

#ae7018

#56ae18

Square

#1856ae

#ae18a1

#ae7018

#18ae25

Shades

Color #1856ae mixed toward black.

#144891

#103974

#0c2b57

#081d3a

#040e1d

Tints

Color #1856ae mixed toward white.

#1e6ddc

#4889e6

#76a7ec

#a4c4f2

#d1e2f9

Tones

Color #1856ae mixed toward gray.

#2458a1

#315a95

#3d5c88

#4a5f7c

#56616f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3d9e · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#39349a · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#1e908d · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1856ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1856ae]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#1856ae (#1856ae) is rgb(24, 86, 174) in RGB.

No, #1856ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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