#196A8A#196A8A

#196A8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.089 H 230.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196A8A
RGB	rgb(25, 106, 138)
HSL	hsl(197, 69%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(197, 82%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, -11.84, -24.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 27.04, 244.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% -0.0574 -0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.089 230)
XYZ	xyz(10.1405, 12.3485, 25.8889)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196A8A #8A3919

analogous

#198A72 #196A8A #19328A

triadic

#196A8A #8A196A #6A8A19

tetradic

#196A8A #72198A #8A3919 #328A19

square

#196A8A #72198A #8A3919 #328A19

split-complementary

#196A8A #8A1932 #8A7219

monochromatic

#061A22 #104256 #196A8A #2292BE #41B0DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#196A8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#196A8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196A8A

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196A8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196A8A	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A688C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5E8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196a8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 106, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.089 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a94ac',
    500: '#196a8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196a8a;
$custom-light: #6a94ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196a8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.991,
    "s": 69.325,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49283,
    "c": 0.08933,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.1235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196A8A

secondary

#BD6542

accent

#6E3CEC

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196A8A

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

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