#196C8D#196C8D

#196C8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.091 H 230.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C8D
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 141)
HSL	hsl(197, 70%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(197, 82%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.3%, 23.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, -11.90, -24.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 27.60, 244.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% -0.0583 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.091 230.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.5692, 12.8536, 27.1181)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C8D #8D3A19

analogous

#198D74 #196C8D #19328D

triadic

#196C8D #8D196C #6C8D19

tetradic

#196C8D #74198D #8D3A19 #328D19

square

#196C8D #74198D #8D3A19 #328D19

split-complementary

#196C8D #8D1932 #8D7419

monochromatic

#071C25 #104459 #196C8D #2294C1 #43B2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#196C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#196C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C8D

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C8D	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6A8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C608D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.091 230.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b96ae',
    500: '#196c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c8d;
$custom-light: #6b96ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.069,
    "s": 69.88,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49949,
    "c": 0.09116,
    "h": 230.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C8D

secondary

#BF6643

accent

#6E3BED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C8D

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

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