What color is #1786DA?

#1786DA is a vivid azure, closest to the named color King Triton. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1786DA?

The RGB value is 23, 134, 218: 23 red, 134 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1786DA?

The complementary color is #DA6B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1786DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1786DA color

#1786DA rgb(23, 134, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1786DA is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 52.5% green and 85.5% blue (23, 134, 218).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 81% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is King Triton (#3C85BE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#1786DA color codes

HEX	`#1786DA`
RGB	`rgb(23, 134, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 52.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 81%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 89%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 39%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.33, 1.62, -50.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.33, 50.95, 271.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.528, 22.291, 69.484)`
Decimal	`1541850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1786DA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1786DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1786DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1786DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1786da; }
.text { color: #1786da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1786da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 134 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1786da, #1725da); }

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Questions

What color is #1786DA?: #1786DA is a vivid azure, closest to the named color King Triton. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1786DA?: The RGB value is 23, 134, 218: 23 red, 134 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1786DA?: The complementary color is #DA6B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1786DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.