#196E8F#196E8F

#196E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.092 H 229.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E8F
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 143)
HSL	hsl(197, 70%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(197, 83%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, -12.32, -24.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 27.83, 243.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% -0.0595 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.092 229.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9327, 13.3403, 27.9800)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E8F #8F3A19

analogous

#198F75 #196E8F #19338F

triadic

#196E8F #8F196E #6E8F19

tetradic

#196E8F #75198F #8F3A19 #338F19

square

#196E8F #75198F #8F3A19 #338F19

split-complementary

#196E8F #8F1933 #8F7519

monochromatic

#071E27 #10465B #196E8F #2296C3 #44B3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#196E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#196E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E8F

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E8F	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6C91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D618F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.092 229.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b97b0',
    500: '#196e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e8f;
$custom-light: #6b97b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.78,
    "s": 70.238,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50562,
    "c": 0.09207,
    "h": 229.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E8F

secondary

#BF6744

accent

#6D3BED

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E8F

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

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