Colour

#195DCD

#195DCD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#195DCD is a blue with RGB values 25, 93, 205 and HSL 217°, 78%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#195DCD

RGBrgb(25, 93, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.3647, 0.8039

RGB percentages9.8%, 36.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(217.3, 78.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 87.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK87.8%, 54.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,662,413

CSS custom property--colour: #195DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#E6A232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00798Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.2 Slate blue · ΔE 15 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD8919

Analogous#19B7CD, #2F19CD

Triadic#CD195D, #5DCD19

Split complementary#CD2F19, #B7CD19

Tetradic#CD19B7, #CD8919, #19CD2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BBD2F7

Lighter +30%#8EB3F1

Lighter +20%#6095EC

Lighter +10%#3377E6

Darker −10%#1348A0

Darker −20%#0E3472

Darker −30%#081F45

Darker −40%#030B17

More saturated +25%#0057E6

Less saturated −25%#3664B0

Channel breakdown

R25

G93

B205

Red25 (9.8%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue217.33°

Saturation (HSL)78.26%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 19 · G 5D · B CD

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Colour values

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