Recognised as Colour
#194FA0
- #194FA0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slateblue
#194FA0 is a blue with RGB values 25, 79, 160 and HSL 216°, 73%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.
Colour values
#194FA0#194FA0
HEX#194FA0
RGBrgb(25, 79, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.3098, 0.6275
RGB percentages9.8%, 31%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(216, 73%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 84.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK84.4%, 50.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,658,784
CSS custom property--colour: #194FA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.3 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#494949
Inverted#E6B05F
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A06A19
Analogous#1993A0, #2619A0
Triadic#A0194F, #4FA019
Split complementary#A02619, #93A019
Tetradic#A01993, #A06A19, #19A027
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G79
B160
Red25 (9.8%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 4F · B A0
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