#196BA0#196BA0

#196BA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.112 H 243.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196BA0
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 160)
HSL	hsl(204, 73%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(204, 84%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.4%, 33.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.15, -4.12, -35.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.15, 35.49, 263.34°)
OKLab	oklab(50.74% -0.0508 -0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(50.74% 0.112 243.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.0013, 13.2586, 35.1775)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196BA0 #A04E19

analogous

#19A092 #196BA0 #1927A0

triadic

#196BA0 #A0196B #6BA019

tetradic

#196BA0 #9219A0 #A04E19 #27A019

square

#196BA0 #9219A0 #A04E19 #27A019

split-complementary

#196BA0 #A01927 #A09219

monochromatic

#082436 #11486B #196BA0 #218ED5 #50AAE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#196BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#196BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196BA0

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196BA0	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F619F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.112 243.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e95bc',
    500: '#196ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196ba0;
$custom-light: #6e95bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.556,
    "s": 72.973,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50736,
    "c": 0.11232,
    "h": 243.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196BA0

secondary

#C67E4F

accent

#8038F0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #196BA0

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

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