Color Name
Spanish Sky Blue*
Hex Color Code
#18A6EC
RGB Color Code
RGB(24, 166, 236)
CMYK Values*
89.8%, 29.7%, 0.0%, 7.5%
#18A6EC hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

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What color is 18A6EC?

The RGB color code for color number #18A6EC is RGB(24, 166, 236). In the RGB color model, #18A6EC has a red value of 24, a green value of 166, and a blue value of 236. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 89.8% cyan, 29.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 7.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 199.8° (degrees), 84.8 % saturation, and 51.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #18A6EC has a hue of 199.8° (degrees), 89.8 % saturation and 92.5 % brightness/value.

Color 18A6EC is cool or warm?

Color 18A6EC is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #18A6EC? (For interior and product design)

18A6EC has an LRV of nearly 33.5. By LRV value, it is a medium 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
#18A6EC
LRV 33.5
Light Color

Compare LRV 33.5 of #18A6EC with dark and light color

Is #18A6EC Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 18A6EC 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.

Normal text - 14pt

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Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #18A6EC color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #18A6EC
Hex triplet
#18A6EC
Red
18
Green
A6
Blue
EC
RGBA / RGB rgb(24, 166, 236)
Red
24 (9.4%)
Green
166 (65.1%)
Blue
236 (92.5%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
89.83%
Magenta
29.66%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
7.45%
HSL hsl(199.81deg, 84.8 %, 51.0 %)
Hue
199.81°
Saturation
84.80 %
Lightness
50.98 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
199.81°
Saturation
89.83 %
Brightness / Value
92.55 %
RYB ryb(9, 26, 119)
Red
9 (3.5%)
Yellow
26 (10.1%)
Blue
119 (46.6%)
HWB
Hue
199.81°
Whiteness
9.41 %
Blackness
7.45 %
CMY
Cyan
90.59%
Magenta
34.90%
Yellow
7.45%
XYZ
X
29.15
Y
33.52
Z
84.29
YXY
Y1
33.52
X
0.2
Y2
0.23
CIE-Lab
L
64.58
A
-10.14
B
-44.71
CIE-Lch
L
64.58
C
45.84
H
257.22
CIE-Luv
L
64.58
U
-41.36
V
-70.47
Hunter-Lab
L
57.9
A
-11.44
B
-45.79
Other
LRV
~ 33.5 %
Munsell Color System
7.5B 6.0/12

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 #18A6EC

These are the named colors closest to hex 18A6EC, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#00AAE4 Color Spanish Sky Blue
96.43% match | ΔE 3.57
#45B1E8 Color Picton Blue
95.81% match | ΔE 4.19
#4997D0 Color Celestial Blue
94.37% match | ΔE 5.63

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 18A6EC.

#00A3E1 Color PANTONE 2191 C
97.71% match | ΔE 2.29
#00A3E0 Color PANTONE 299 C
97.48% match | ΔE 2.52
#00A5DF Color PANTONE 2202 C
96.81% match | ΔE 3.19
#009CDE Color PANTONE 2925 C
96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 18A6EC.


Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 18A6EC.


British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 18A6EC.


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Paint color for Hex #18A6EC

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 18A6EC from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 18A6EC once it is on a wall.


Behr

Hex color 18A6EC similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #18A6EC to Behr


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 18A6EC similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #18A6EC to Benjamin Moore


Valspar

Hex color 18A6EC similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #18A6EC to Valspar


PPG Paints

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Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 18A6EC similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #18A6EC to Dunn-Edwards


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 18A6EC similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #18A6EC to Sherwin Williams


Farrow & Ball

Hex color 18A6EC similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #18A6EC to Farrow & Ball

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)
88.53% match | ΔE 11.47
#57A7B9 Color Lobster (CB7)
86.74% match | ΔE 13.26
#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)
84.87% match | ΔE 15.13

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#18A6EC color palettes and scheme combination

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.

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.

Triadic Color Palette

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

Tetradic Color Palette

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

Complementary / Opposite Color

#18A6EC
Spanish Sky Blue*
#EC5E18
Persimmon*

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 #18A6EC?

Color that best contrast with #18A6EC is #EC5E18, color name is Persimmon*. 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.

What color compliments #18A6EC?

Complementary or Opposite color for #18A6EC is #EC5E18, color name is Persimmon*.

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