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Recognised as Colour

#196AAE

  • #196AAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#196AAE is a blue with RGB values 25, 106, 174 and HSL 207°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#196AAE#196AAE
HEX#196AAE
RGBrgb(25, 106, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4157, 0.6824
RGB percentages9.8%, 41.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(207.4, 74.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 85.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK85.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,665,710
CSS custom property--colour: #196AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#E69551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3161ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 33.4Slate grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE5D19
Analogous#19AEA7, #1920AE
Triadic#AE196A, #6AAE19
Split complementary#AE1920, #AEA719
Tetradic#A719AE, #AE5D19, #20AE19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1CDF2
Lighter +30%#75B5EB
Lighter +20%#489DE5
Lighter +10%#1F85DB
Darker −10%#134F81
Darker −20%#0C3455
Darker −30%#061928
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CC7
Less saturated −25%#326895

Channel breakdown

R25
G106
B174
Red25 (9.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue207.38°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 6A · B AE

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