#187DCB Hex Color

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Color Name

Steel Blue*

Hex Color Code

#187DCB

RGB Color Code

RGB(24, 125, 203)

CMYK Values*

88.2%, 38.4%, 0.0%, 20.4%

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#187DCB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 187DCB?

The RGB color code for color number #187DCB is RGB(24, 125, 203). In the RGB color model, #187DCB has a red value of 24, a green value of 125, and a blue value of 203. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 88.2% cyan, 38.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 20.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 206.1° (degrees), 78.9 % saturation, and 44.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #187DCB has a hue of 206.1° (degrees), 88.2 % saturation and 79.6 % brightness/value.

Color 187DCB is cool or warm?

Color 187DCB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #187DCB? (For interior and product design)

187DCB has an LRV of nearly 19.2. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#187DCB

LRV 19.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 19.2 of #187DCB with dark and light color

Is #187DCB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 187DCB meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #187DCB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #187DCB

Hex triplet: #187DCB
Red: 18
Green: 7D
Blue: CB

RGBA / RGB rgb(24, 125, 203)

Red: 24 (9.4%)
Green: 125 (49.0%)
Blue: 203 (79.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 88.18%
Magenta: 38.42%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 20.39%

HSL hsl(206.15deg, 78.9 %, 44.5 %)

Hue: 206.15°
Saturation: 78.85 %
Lightness: 44.51 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 206.15°
Saturation: 88.18 %
Brightness / Value: 79.61 %

RYB ryb(30, 54, 152)

Red: 30 (11.6%)
Yellow: 54 (21.3%)
Blue: 152 (59.8%)

HWB

Hue: 206.15°
Whiteness: 9.41 %
Blackness: 20.39 %

CMY

Cyan: 90.59%
Magenta: 50.98%
Yellow: 20.39%

XYZ

X: 18.49
Y: 19.17
Z: 59.23

YXY

Y1: 19.17
X: 0.19
Y2: 0.2

CIE-Lab

L: 50.89
A: 1.4
B: -47.93

CIE-Lch

L: 50.89
C: 47.95
H: 271.67

CIE-Luv

L: 50.89
U: -29.74
V: -73.85

Hunter-Lab

L: 43.79
A: -1.25
B: -49.54

Other

LRV: ~ 19.2 %
Munsell Color System: 2PB 4.9/11

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #187DCB

These are the named colors closest to hex 187DCB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#4682B4 Color Steel Blue

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

#007BB8 Color Star Command Blue

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#2887C8 Color Green Blue

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

#0072BB Color French Blue

95.59% match | ΔE 4.41

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 187DCB.

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

97.86% match | ΔE 2.14

#2B7CAF Color RAL 260 50 35 - Vermeer Blue

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#4278AF Color RAL 270 50 35 - Viennese Blue

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

#3E7DAA Color RAL 260 50 30 - Beijing Blue

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 187DCB.

#0077C8 Color PANTONE 3005 C

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#0076CE Color PANTONE 2174 C

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#0076CF Color PANTONE 2195 C

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#0084D5 Color PANTONE 2173 C

97.23% match | ΔE 2.77

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 187DCB.

#007CB8 Color PANTONE 17-4245 TCX - Ibiza Blue

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

#3073B7 Color PANTONE 18-4143 TCX - Super Sonic

95.59% match | ΔE 4.41

#0077B3 Color PANTONE 18-4252 TCX - Blue Aster

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#497AB7 Color PANTONE 18-4039 TCX - Regatta

95.44% match | ΔE 4.56

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 187DCB.

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 187DCB.

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

94.22% match | ΔE 5.78

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0079BF Color Trello Blue

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#0077BE Color Ocean Boat Blue

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

Paint color for Hex #187DCB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 187DCB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 187DCB once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color 187DCB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #187DCB to PPG Paints

#1E80C7 Color Electric Blue (PPG1241-6)

98.60% match | ΔE 1.40

#3C7AC2 Color Royal Plume (PPG1243-6)

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#3C85BE Color King Triton (PPG1242-5)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#0072B5 Color Cobalt Glaze (PPG1240-7)

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

Behr

Hex color 187DCB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #187DCB to Behr

#267EBC Color Brilliant Blue (P510-6)

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

#0079B3 Color Deep River (P500-6)

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

#4E89BE Color Boat House (P520-5)

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

93.60% match | ΔE 6.40

Valspar

Hex color 187DCB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #187DCB to Valspar

#3780B9 Color Pat-a-Pep (8001-43F)

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#0178B6 Color Cosmic Blue (4008-10C)

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

#5287B9 Color Picasso (8001-44E)

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

#5985C0 Color Cobalt Glow (8001-45F)

93.65% match | ΔE 6.35

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 187DCB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #187DCB to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

90.29% match | ΔE 9.71

#7295A1 Color Stone Blue (86)

82.59% match | ΔE 17.41

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)

82.10% match | ΔE 17.90

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 187DCB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #187DCB to Dunn-Edwards

#0477B4 Color Americana (DE 5845)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#3D87BB Color Walker Lake (DE 5858)

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

#4A87CB Color Safe Harbor (DE 5865)

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#3377A2 Color Surf's Up (DET 583)

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 187DCB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #187DCB to Benjamin Moore

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

95.09% match | ΔE 4.91

#4580A8 Color Finley Blue (CW-620)

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

#2474A3 Color Blue Macaw (784)

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

#40729C Color Chicago Blues (804)

93.42% match | ΔE 6.58

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 187DCB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #187DCB to Sherwin Williams

#2377A2 Color Danube (SW 6803)

93.09% match | ΔE 6.91

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

92.93% match | ΔE 7.07

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

92.52% match | ΔE 7.48

#6487B0 Color Perfect Periwinkle (SW 9065)

91.85% match | ΔE 8.15

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#187DCB color palettes and scheme combination

082942

0D4570

13619D

187DCB

3097E6

5DAEEC

8BC5F1

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

18CB66

18CBC0

187DCB

1823CB

6618CB

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

187DCB

CB187D

7DCB18

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

187DCB

C018CB

CB6618

23CB18

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

187DCB

2F8AD0

4697D5

5DA4DA

74B1DF

8BBEE5

A2CBEA

B9D8EF

D0E5F4

E7F2F9

FFFFFF

Steel Blue* - #187DCB Tints

187DCB

1570B6

1364A2

10578E

0E4B79

0C3E65

093251

07253C

041928

020C14

000000

Steel Blue* - #187DCB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#187DCB

Steel Blue*

#CB6618

Cocoa Brown*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #187DCB?

Color that best contrast with #187DCB is #CB6618, color name is Cocoa Brown*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.