#1856B4 Color

#1856B4 is rgb(24, 86, 180) in RGB and hsl(216, 76%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#1856B4

HEX#1856B4

RGBrgb(24, 86, 180)

HSLhsl(216, 76%, 40%)

HSVhsv(216, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.162 259.3)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 52%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #1856B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1856B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#1856B4 Complementary#B47618 Analogous#18A4B4 Analogous#2818B4 Triadic#B41856 Triadic#56B418

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #1856B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1D68D7 #3E81E5 #6298EA #86B0EE #AAC7F3 #D2E2F9

Shades

#154C9D #124187 #0F3670 #0C2955 #091E3F #061328

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