#196cf5

Color #196cf5

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#196cf5

RGB

rgb(25, 108, 245)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 91.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 89.8%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(89.8%, 55.9%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(48.91, 28.32, -74.79)

LCH

lch(48.91, 79.97, 290.74)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.2193, 260.58)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 9.8%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f5a219

Analogous

#19daf5

#196cf5

#3419f5

Triadic

#196cf5

#f5196c

#6cf519

Split-complementary

#196cf5

#f53419

#daf519

Tetradic

#196cf5

#a219f5

#f5a219

#6cf519

Square

#196cf5

#f519da

#f5a219

#19f534

Shades

Color #196cf5 mixed toward black.

#0957d7

#0746ac

#063481

#042356

#02112b

Tints

Color #196cf5 mixed toward white.

#3f84f7

#669df8

#8cb5fa

#b2cefc

#d9e6fd

Tones

Color #196cf5 mixed toward gray.

#2b70e3

#3d75d0

#5079be

#627eac

#758299

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.5:1

White text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4cde · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#4740d8 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#23c9c4 · ΔE 41.8

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 28.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #196cf5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#196cf5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#196cf5 (#196cf5) is rgb(25, 108, 245) in RGB.

No, #196cf5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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