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Recognised as Colour

#196CB6

  • #196CB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#196CB6 is a blue with RGB values 25, 108, 182 and HSL 208°, 76%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#196CB6#196CB6
HEX#196CB6
RGBrgb(25, 108, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4235, 0.7137
RGB percentages9.8%, 42.4%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(208.3, 75.8%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 86.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK86.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,666,230
CSS custom property--colour: #196CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#E69349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4771B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D63B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.9Slate blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B66319
Analogous#19B6B1, #191EB6
Triadic#B6196C, #6CB619
Split complementary#B6191E, #B6B219
Tetradic#B119B6, #B66319, #1DB619

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8D0F3
Lighter +30%#7BB7ED
Lighter +20%#4E9FE7
Lighter +10%#2186E1
Darker −10%#135189
Darker −20%#0D375C
Darker −30%#071C2F
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#006DCF
Less saturated −25%#336B9C

Channel breakdown

R25
G108
B182
Red25 (9.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue208.28°
Saturation (HSL)75.85%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 6C · B B6

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