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Colour

#196FD3

  • #196FD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#196FD3 is a blue with RGB values 25, 111, 211 and HSL 212°, 79%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#196FD3#196FD3
HEX#196FD3
RGBrgb(25, 111, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4353, 0.8275
RGB percentages9.8%, 43.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(212.3, 78.8%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 88.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK88.2%, 47.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,667,027
CSS custom property--colour: #196FD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#E6902C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3579D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Royal blue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D37D19
Analogous#19CCD3, #2019D3
Triadic#D3196F, #6FD319
Split complementary#D32019, #CCD319
Tetradic#D319CC, #D37D19, #19D320

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0DAF8
Lighter +30%#93BFF2
Lighter +20%#65A4ED
Lighter +10%#3889E7
Darker −10%#1457A5
Darker −20%#0E3F78
Darker −30%#09274A
Darker −40%#030F1D
More saturated +25%#006DEC
Less saturated −25%#3771B5

Channel breakdown

R25
G111
B211
Red25 (9.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue212.26°
Saturation (HSL)78.81%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 6F · B D3

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