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Colour

#196FAC

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

#196FAC is a blue with RGB values 25, 111, 172 and HSL 205°, 75%, 39%. 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

#196FAC#196FAC
HEX#196FAC
RGBrgb(25, 111, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4353, 0.6745
RGB percentages9.8%, 43.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(204.9, 74.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 85.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK85.5%, 35.5%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,666,988
CSS custom property--colour: #196FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#E69053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5272AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D65ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC5619
Analogous#19ACA0, #1925AC
Triadic#AC196F, #6FAC19
Split complementary#AC1925, #ACA019
Tetradic#A019AC, #AC5619, #25AC19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0CFF1
Lighter +30%#73B9EB
Lighter +20%#47A3E4
Lighter +10%#1F8CD9
Darker −10%#13527F
Darker −20%#0C3653
Darker −30%#061926
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0073C5
Less saturated −25%#326B93

Channel breakdown

R25
G111
B172
Red25 (9.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue204.9°
Saturation (HSL)74.62%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 6F · B AC

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