#196EA0#196EA0

#196EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.110 H 240.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196EA0
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(202, 73%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 84%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, -5.93, -33.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 34.30, 260.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% -0.0535 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.11 240.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3195, 13.8950, 35.2836)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196EA0 #A04B19

analogous

#19A08F #196EA0 #192BA0

triadic

#196EA0 #A0196E #6EA019

tetradic

#196EA0 #8F19A0 #A04B19 #2BA019

square

#196EA0 #8F19A0 #A04B19 #2BA019

split-complementary

#196EA0 #A0192B #A08F19

monochromatic

#082536 #114A6B #196EA0 #2192D5 #50ADE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#196EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#196EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196EA0

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196EA0	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44639F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.110 240.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e97bc',
    500: '#196ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196ea0;
$custom-light: #6e97bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.222,
    "s": 72.973,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51474,
    "c": 0.10977,
    "h": 240.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196EA0

secondary

#C67B4F

accent

#7C38F0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #196EA0

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

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