Information about #18405E color

#18405E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#18405E falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 64, 94) — 9.4% red, 25.1% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 12 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#18405E is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Nationalist Blue (#174358). Slightly further away sit Shipshape (#21425F) and Regal Blue (#203F58).

The recipe behind #18405E is rgb(24, 64, 94), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #18405E: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#18405E color variations

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

#18405E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #18405E

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

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Regal Blue color link
Regal Blue

#203F58

Cello color link
Cello

#1E385B

Apollo Blue color link
Apollo Blue

#163968

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Biscay color link
Biscay

#1B3162

Dark Azure color link
Dark Azure

#274059

Blue Clouds color link
Blue Clouds

#273C5A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#18405E
  • RGB24, 64, 94
  • CMYK27, 12, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(24, 64, 94)
  • HSL206°, 59%, 23%
  • HSL Precise205.714°, 59.322%, 23.137%
  • HSV206°, 74%, 37%
  • HSB206°, 74%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.251, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.251, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.251, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID18405E
  • DECIMAL ID1589342
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01