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Recognised as Colour

#198CFF

  • #198CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#198CFF is a blue with RGB values 25, 140, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#198CFF#198CFF
HEX#198CFF
RGBrgb(25, 140, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.549, 1
RGB percentages9.8%, 54.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(210, 100%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 90.2%, 100%)
CMYK90.2%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,674,495
CSS custom property--colour: #198CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#E67300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0483FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.11, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8C19
Analogous#19FFFF, #1919FF
Triadic#FF198C, #8CFF19
Split complementary#FF1919, #FFFF19
Tetradic#FF19FF, #FF8C19, #19FF19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F2FF
Lighter +30%#B2D9FF
Lighter +20%#7FBFFF
Lighter +10%#4CA6FF
Darker −10%#0073E5
Darker −20%#0059B2
Darker −30%#00407F
Darker −40%#00264C
More saturated +25%#198CFF
Less saturated −25%#368CE2

Channel breakdown

R25
G140
B255
Red25 (9.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 8C · B FF

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