#196988#196988

#196988 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.088 H 229.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196988
RGB	rgb(25, 105, 136)
HSL	hsl(197, 69%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(197, 82%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 22.8%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, -12.00, -23.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 26.61, 243.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.92% -0.0572 -0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(48.92% 0.088 229.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8946, 12.0862, 25.0992)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196988 #883819

analogous

#198870 #196988 #193288

triadic

#196988 #881969 #698819

tetradic

#196988 #701988 #883819 #328819

square

#196988 #701988 #883819 #328819

split-complementary

#196988 #881932 #887019

monochromatic

#061921 #0F4154 #196988 #2391BC #40B0DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#196988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#196988 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196988

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196988	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59678A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5D88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 105, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.088 229.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6993aa',
    500: '#196988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196988;
$custom-light: #6993aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.757,
    "s": 68.944,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48924,
    "c": 0.08796,
    "h": 229.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196988

secondary

#BB6341

accent

#6D3CEC

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196988

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

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