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Recognised as Colour

#196AFC

  • #196AFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#196AFC is a blue with RGB values 25, 106, 252 and HSL 219°, 97%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#196AFC#196AFC
HEX#196AFC
RGBrgb(25, 106, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4157, 0.9882
RGB percentages9.8%, 41.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(218.6, 97.4%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 90.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK90.1%, 57.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,665,788
CSS custom property--colour: #196AFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#E69503

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCAB19
Analogous#19DBFC, #3A19FC
Triadic#FC196A, #6AFC19
Split complementary#FC3A19, #DCFC19
Tetradic#FC19DB, #FCAB19, #19FC3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2ECFF
Lighter +30%#B0CCFE
Lighter +20%#7EABFD
Lighter +10%#4B8BFD
Darker −10%#0351DF
Darker −20%#023FAD
Darker −30%#022D7A
Darker −40%#011A48
More saturated +25%#1669FF
Less saturated −25%#3672DF

Channel breakdown

R25
G106
B252
Red25 (9.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue218.59°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 6A · B FC

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