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Colour

#194BAF

  • #194BAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#194BAF is a blue with RGB values 25, 75, 175 and HSL 220°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#194BAF#194BAF
HEX#194BAF
RGBrgb(25, 75, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.2941, 0.6863
RGB percentages9.8%, 29.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(220, 75%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 85.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK85.7%, 57.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,657,775
CSS custom property--colour: #194BAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#E6B450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7D19
Analogous#1996AF, #3219AF
Triadic#AF194B, #4BAF19
Split complementary#AF3219, #96AF19
Tetradic#AF1996, #AF7D19, #19AF32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2BDF2
Lighter +30%#769DEB
Lighter +20%#497DE5
Lighter +10%#1F5EDC
Darker −10%#133882
Darker −20%#0C2556
Darker −30%#061229
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0043C8
Less saturated −25%#325396

Channel breakdown

R25
G75
B175
Red25 (9.8%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 4B · B AF

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