Information about #1685B5 color

#1685B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1685B5 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 133, 181) — 8.6% red, 52.2% green, 71% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 62 / 19 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#1685B5 presents itself as a vivid, lively azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Nice Blue (#107AB0). Slightly further away sit Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2) and Blue Green (#0D98BA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(22, 133, 181)), which gives #1685B5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. #1685B5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#1685B5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1685B5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C8E9F8

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White

#FFFFFF

#1685B5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#116B91

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#0D506C

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#083548

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#041A24

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Black

#000000

#1685B5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#2885AD

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#3B85A4

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#508399

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#67828D

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Grey

#808080

#1685B5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#2616B5

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#1646B5

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#16B5A5

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#16B566

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#16B526

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#1685B5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#B64616
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#1685B5
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#B69616
#B69616

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#B61636
#B61636

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#16B696
#16B696

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#1685B5
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#B61686
#B61686

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#86B616
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#1685B5
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#4616B6
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#B64616
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#86B616
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9616B6
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#B64616
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#36B616
#36B616

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Nearest named colors to #1685B5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Cyan Cornflower Blue color link
Cyan Cornflower Blue

#188BC2

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Star Command Blue color link
Star Command Blue

#007BB8

Water Blue color link
Water Blue

#0E87CC

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Strong Cerulean color link
Strong Cerulean

#007EA8

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

#1685B5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1685B5
  • RGB22, 133, 181
  • CMYK62, 19, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(22, 133, 181)
  • HSL198°, 78%, 40%
  • HSL Precise198.113°, 78.325%, 39.804%
  • HSV198°, 88%, 71%
  • HSB198°, 88%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.522, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.522, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.522, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1685B5
  • DECIMAL ID1476021
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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