Information about #187EAE color

#187EAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#187EAE falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(24, 126, 174) — 9.4% red, 49.4% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 59 / 19 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#187EAE presents itself as a vivid, lively azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nice Blue (#107AB0). Slightly further away sit Geaux Blue (#1277A3) and UCLA Blue (#2774AE).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(24, 126, 174)), which gives #187EAE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #187EAE: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. No one has named #187EAE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#187EAE color variations

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

#187EAE 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 #187EAE

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

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Cerulean color link
Cerulean

#007BA7

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

CG Blue color link
CG Blue

#007AA5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#187EAE
  • RGB24, 126, 174
  • CMYK59, 19, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(24, 126, 174)
  • HSL199°, 76%, 39%
  • HSL Precise199.2°, 75.758%, 38.824%
  • HSV199°, 86%, 68%
  • HSB199°, 86%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.494, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.494, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.494, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID187EAE
  • DECIMAL ID1605294
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01