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Recognised as Colour

#194C98

  • #194C98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#194C98 is a blue with RGB values 25, 76, 152 and HSL 216°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#194C98#194C98
HEX#194C98
RGBrgb(25, 76, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.298, 0.5961
RGB percentages9.8%, 29.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(215.9, 71.8%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 83.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK83.6%, 50%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,658,008
CSS custom property--colour: #194C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#E6B367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E549Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004996no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#005E6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Midnight blue · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#986519
Analogous#198B98, #261998
Triadic#98194C, #4C9819
Split complementary#982619, #8B9819
Tetradic#98198B, #986519, #199826

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90B5ED
Lighter +30%#6498E6
Lighter +20%#397BDE
Lighter +10%#2062C4
Darker −10%#12366C
Darker −20%#0B2040
Darker −30%#030A15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0348AE
Less saturated −25%#2F5082

Channel breakdown

R25
G76
B152
Red25 (9.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue215.91°
Saturation (HSL)71.75%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 4C · B 98

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