#196596#196596

#196596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.106 H 242.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196596
RGB	rgb(25, 101, 150)
HSL	hsl(204, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(204, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, -4.30, -33.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 33.35, 262.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.68% -0.0484 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(48.68% 0.106 242.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5574, 11.7147, 30.5530)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196596 #964A19

analogous

#199689 #196596 #192796

triadic

#196596 #961965 #659619

tetradic

#196596 #891996 #964A19 #279619

square

#196596 #891996 #964A19 #279619

split-complementary

#196596 #961927 #968919

monochromatic

#081E2D #104262 #196596 #2288CA #49A5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#196596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#196596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196596

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196596	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 101, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.106 242.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c90b5',
    500: '#196596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196596;
$custom-light: #6c90b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.52,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48675,
    "c": 0.10566,
    "h": 242.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196596

secondary

#C27849

accent

#803AEE

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #196596

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

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