#196BCA#196BCA

#196BCA is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.166 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196BCA
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 202)
HSL	hsl(212, 78%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 88%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.6%, 47%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 12.31, -55.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 57.14, 282.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% -0.0407 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.166 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.3153, 14.9842, 57.8980)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196BCA #CA7819

analogous

#19C4CA #196BCA #1F19CA

triadic

#196BCA #CA196B #6BCA19

tetradic

#196BCA #CA19C4 #CA7819 #19CA1F

square

#196BCA #CA19C4 #CA7819 #19CA1F

split-complementary

#196BCA #CA1F19 #C4CA19

monochromatic

#0C315D #124E94 #196BCA #3A8AE7 #70AAED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#196BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#196BCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196BCA

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196BCA	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3574CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008291

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.166 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7894db',
    500: '#196bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196bca;
$custom-light: #7894db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.203,
    "s": 77.974,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53457,
    "c": 0.16559,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196BCA

secondary

#D4A36B

accent

#9B33F4

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF1FB

border

#CACBD4

text

#0B0D15

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #196BCA

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

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