Information about #1861CD color

#1861CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1861CD falls into the Azure Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 97, 205) — 9.4% red, 38% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 71 / 42 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1861CD reads as a strongly colored sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blue Eyes (#1569C7). Slightly further away sit Celtic Blue (#246BCE) and Flickr Blue (#216BD6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(24, 97, 205)), which gives #1861CD its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1861CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1861CD color variations

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

#1861CD 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 #1861CD

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

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

New Car color link
New Car

#214FC6

Trust Blue color link
Trust Blue

#0A64BC

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Science Blue color link
Science Blue

#0066CC

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Sapphire color link
Sapphire

#0F52BA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1861CD
  • RGB24, 97, 205
  • CMYK71, 42, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(24, 97, 205)
  • HSL216°, 79%, 45%
  • HSL Precise215.801°, 79.039%, 44.902%
  • HSV216°, 88%, 80%
  • HSB216°, 88%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.380, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.380, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.380, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID1861CD
  • DECIMAL ID1597901
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01