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Colour

#194CB3

  • #194CB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#194CB3 is a blue with RGB values 25, 76, 179 and HSL 220°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#194CB3#194CB3
HEX#194CB3
RGBrgb(25, 76, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.298, 0.702
RGB percentages9.8%, 29.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(220.1, 75.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 86%, 70.2%)
CMYK86%, 57.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,658,035
CSS custom property--colour: #194CB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#E6B34C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006678no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Midnight blue · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B38019
Analogous#1999B3, #3319B3
Triadic#B3194C, #4CB319
Split complementary#B33319, #99B319
Tetradic#B31999, #B38019, #19B333

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6BFF3
Lighter +30%#799FEC
Lighter +20%#4C7FE6
Lighter +10%#1F5FE0
Darker −10%#133986
Darker −20%#0C265A
Darker −30%#06132D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0044CC
Less saturated −25%#33559A

Channel breakdown

R25
G76
B179
Red25 (9.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue220.13°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 4C · B B3

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