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Recognised as Colour

#194EB2

  • #194EB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#194EB2 is a blue with RGB values 25, 78, 178 and HSL 219°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#194EB2#194EB2
HEX#194EB2
RGBrgb(25, 78, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.3059, 0.698
RGB percentages9.8%, 30.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(219.2, 75.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 86%, 69.8%)
CMYK86%, 56.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,658,546
CSS custom property--colour: #194EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#E6B14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006778no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Midnight blue · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B27D19
Analogous#199AB2, #3119B2
Triadic#B2194E, #4EB219
Split complementary#B23119, #9AB219
Tetradic#B2199A, #B27D19, #19B231

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5C0F2
Lighter +30%#78A0EC
Lighter +20%#4B81E6
Lighter +10%#1F62DF
Darker −10%#133A85
Darker −20%#0C2759
Darker −30%#06132C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0046CB
Less saturated −25%#325699

Channel breakdown

R25
G78
B178
Red25 (9.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue219.22°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 4E · B B2

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