#196496#196496

#196496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.107 H 243.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196496
RGB	rgb(25, 100, 150)
HSL	hsl(204, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(204, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, -3.69, -33.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 33.77, 263.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.43% -0.0475 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(48.43% 0.107 243.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4609, 11.5217, 30.5208)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196496 #964B19

analogous

#19968A #196496 #192596

triadic

#196496 #961964 #649619

tetradic

#196496 #8A1996 #964B19 #259619

square

#196496 #8A1996 #964B19 #259619

split-complementary

#196496 #961925 #968A19

monochromatic

#081E2D #104162 #196496 #2287CA #49A4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#196496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#196496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196496

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196496	1.00	6.35	3.30	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 100, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.107 243.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8fb5',
    500: '#196496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196496;
$custom-light: #6c8fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48427,
    "c": 0.10654,
    "h": 243.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196496

secondary

#C27949

accent

#823AEE

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #196496

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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