Exploring the Color #18415C

#18415C sits at 204° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 59% saturation and 23% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, deep tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 24, 65, 92 produces a 10.77:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #18415C is a distant relative of CSS teal — about 76 units away from #008080. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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