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#186ADC Color

#186ADC is rgb(24, 106, 220) in RGB, hsl(215, 80%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 52%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Blue (#4169E1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#186ADC
HEX#186ADC
RGBrgb(24, 106, 220)
HSLhsl(215, 80%, 48%)
HSVhsv(215, 89%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 52%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.19 258.6)
LABlab(45.46% 10.91 -66.07)
LCHlch(45.46% 66.97 279.38)

What #186ADC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #186ADC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#186ADC Channel Values

How #186ADC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 24 · G 106 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 80% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 89% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #186ADC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #186ADC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #186ADC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #186ADC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #186ADC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #186ADC.

How #186ADC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#186ADC
Protanopia#6262DC
Protanomaly#4E65DC
Deuteranopia#5959DD
Deuteranomaly#4760DC
Tritanopia#008080
Tritanomaly#0078AD
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #186ADC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-186adc: #186ADC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #186ADC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-186adc': '#186ADC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.416, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_186adc">#186ADC</color>
SVG fillfill="#186ADC"

More Blue Colors

#186ADC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#186ADC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #186ADC?

#186ADC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(24, 106, 220) in RGB and hsl(215, 80%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169E1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #186ADC?

#186ADC is rgb(24, 106, 220) — red 24, green 106, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #186ADC?

#186ADC converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 52%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #186ADC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #186ADC scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #186ADC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #186ADC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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