#196fdf

Color #196fdf

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 8.46 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#196fdf

RGB

rgb(25, 111, 223)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 79.8%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 88.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.8%, 50.2%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(48.13, 17.95, -63.7)

LCH

lch(48.13, 66.18, 285.74)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.188, 257.72)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 9.8%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#df8919

Analogous

#19d2df

#196fdf

#2619df

Triadic

#196fdf

#df196f

#6fdf19

Split-complementary

#196fdf

#df2619

#d2df19

Tetradic

#196fdf

#8919df

#df8919

#6fdf19

Square

#196fdf

#df19d2

#df8919

#19df26

Shades

Color #196fdf mixed toward black.

#155dba

#114a95

#0d386f

#08254a

#041325

Tints

Color #196fdf mixed toward white.

#3b86e9

#629fed

#89b7f2

#b0cff6

#d8e7fb

Tones

Color #196fdf mixed toward gray.

#2a71ce

#3a73be

#4a76ad

#5b789d

#6b7a8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.38:1

White text reads better on this background (4.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4ecb · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#4842c6 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#23b9b5 · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 26.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #196fdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#196fdf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#196fdf (#196fdf) is rgb(25, 111, 223) in RGB.

No, #196fdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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