#196C88#196C88

#196C88 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.087 H 226.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C88
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 136)
HSL	hsl(195, 69%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(195, 82%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 20.6%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.32, -13.73, -22.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.32, 26.14, 238.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% -0.0602 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.087 226)
XYZ	xyz(10.2056, 12.7081, 25.2028)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C88 #883519

analogous

#19886D #196C88 #193588

triadic

#196C88 #88196C #6C8819

tetradic

#196C88 #6D1988 #883519 #358819

square

#196C88 #6D1988 #883519 #358819

split-complementary

#196C88 #881935 #886D19

monochromatic

#061A21 #0F4354 #196C88 #2395BC #40B4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#196C88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#196C88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C88

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C88	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6A89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5F88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.087 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a96aa',
    500: '#196c88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c88;
$custom-light: #6a96aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.135,
    "s": 68.944,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49698,
    "c": 0.08678,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.12709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C88

secondary

#BB6041

accent

#683CEC

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C88

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

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