#18a5df
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
24, 165, 223
HSL
198°, 81%, 48%
CMYK
89, 26, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3243
Every format
| HEX | #18a5df |
| RGB | rgb(24, 165, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 81%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(89%, 26%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(63.7 -14.2 -38.9) |
| LCH | lch(63.7 41.5 249.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.680 0.137 233.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #18a5df;
background-color: #18a5df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#18a5df] bg-[#18a5df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #18a5df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.094, green: 0.647, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#18a5df")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#18a5df on white: 2.81:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#18a5df on black: 7.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red9.4%
Green64.7%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan89.2%
Magenta26.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#18a5df text on a black background
contrast 7.49:1
Card sample
#18a5df text on a white background
contrast 2.81:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #18a5df;
Background color
Panel with #18a5df background
background-color: #18a5df;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #18a5df;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(24, 165, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(24, 165, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #18a5df; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18a5df, #1820DF);