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Recognised as Colour

#196AB0

  • #196AB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#196AB0 is a blue with RGB values 25, 106, 176 and HSL 208°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#196AB0#196AB0
HEX#196AB0
RGBrgb(25, 106, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4157, 0.6902
RGB percentages9.8%, 41.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(207.8, 75.1%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 85.8%, 69%)
CMYK85.8%, 39.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,665,712
CSS custom property--colour: #196AB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#E6954F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486FB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F61AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B05F19
Analogous#19B0AB, #191EB0
Triadic#B0196A, #6AB019
Split complementary#B0191E, #B0AB19
Tetradic#AB19B0, #B05F19, #1EB019

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3CDF2
Lighter +30%#76B5EC
Lighter +20%#4A9DE5
Lighter +10%#1F85DD
Darker −10%#134F83
Darker −20%#0C3457
Darker −30%#06192A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CC9
Less saturated −25%#326897

Channel breakdown

R25
G106
B176
Red25 (9.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue207.81°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 6A · B B0

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