#196EA1#196EA1

#196EA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.111 H 241.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196EA1
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(203, 73%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 84%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, -5.55, -34.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 34.74, 260.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.53% -0.0532 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(51.53% 0.111 241.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4073, 13.9302, 35.7462)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196EA1 #A14C19

analogous

#19A190 #196EA1 #192AA1

triadic

#196EA1 #A1196E #6EA119

tetradic

#196EA1 #9019A1 #A14C19 #2AA119

square

#196EA1 #9019A1 #A14C19 #2AA119

split-complementary

#196EA1 #A1192A #A19019

monochromatic

#092637 #114A6C #196EA1 #2192D6 #50ADE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#196EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#196EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196EA1

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196EA1	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566FA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4363A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.111 241.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f97bd',
    500: '#196ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196ea1;
$custom-light: #6f97bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.5,
    "s": 73.118,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5153,
    "c": 0.11092,
    "h": 241.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196EA1

secondary

#C67C4F

accent

#7D38F0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #196EA1

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

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