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Recognised as Colour

#196DCF

  • #196DCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#196DCF is a blue with RGB values 25, 109, 207 and HSL 212°, 78%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#196DCF#196DCF
HEX#196DCF
RGBrgb(25, 109, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4275, 0.8118
RGB percentages9.8%, 42.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(212.3, 78.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 87.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK87.9%, 47.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,666,511
CSS custom property--colour: #196DCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#E69230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3477D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7B19
Analogous#19C8CF, #2019CF
Triadic#CF196D, #6DCF19
Split complementary#CF2019, #C8CF19
Tetradic#CF19C8, #CF7B19, #19CF20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDD8F7
Lighter +30%#8FBDF2
Lighter +20%#62A2EC
Lighter +10%#3487E7
Darker −10%#1455A1
Darker −20%#0E3D74
Darker −30%#092546
Darker −40%#030D19
More saturated +25%#006BE8
Less saturated −25%#366FB2

Channel breakdown

R25
G109
B207
Red25 (9.8%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue212.31°
Saturation (HSL)78.45%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 6D · B CF

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