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#196CA1

#196ca1 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#196ca1 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 42.35% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.47% cyan, 32.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 203.38°, with 73.12% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #196ca1
  2. #a14e19

Split complementary

  1. #196ca1
  2. #a11928
  3. #a19219

Analogous

  1. #19a192
  2. #196ca1
  3. #1928a1

Triadic

  1. #196ca1
  2. #a1196c
  3. #6ca119

Tetradic

  1. #196ca1
  2. #4e19a1
  3. #a14e19
  4. #6ca119

Square

  1. #196ca1
  2. #9219a1
  3. #a14e19
  4. #28a119

Monochromatic

  1. #04131d
  2. #0f405f
  3. #196ca1
  4. #2997de
  5. #6bb7e8

Shades

#196ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #196ca1
  2. #176191
  3. #145681
  4. #124c71
  5. #0f4161
  6. #0d3651
  7. #0a2b40
  8. #082030
  9. #051620
  10. #030b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#196ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #196ca1
  2. #307baa
  3. #4789b4
  4. #5e98bd
  5. #75a7c7
  6. #8cb6d0
  7. #a3c4d9
  8. #bad3e3
  9. #d1e2ec
  10. #e8f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#196ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #196ca1
  2. #236e9e
  3. #2e709a
  4. #387297
  5. #427494
  6. #4d7691
  7. #57788d
  8. #617a8a
  9. #6b7c87
  10. #767e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526982 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #536da3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4061a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00797f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #436da2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3466a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00748e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-196ca1 {
  color: #196ca1;
}
Background
.bg-196ca1 {
  background-color: #196ca1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-196ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #196ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #196ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 108 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 73% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-196ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #196ca1, #1928a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-196ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 108 161 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.16 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.56 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.67 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.86 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.00 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.10 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.83 #e6935e Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#196ca1  rgb(25, 108, 161)  hsl(203, 73%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a14e19  rgb(161, 78, 25)  hsl(23, 73%, 36%)  Sienna
#a1196c  rgb(161, 25, 108)  hsl(323, 73%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ca119  rgb(108, 161, 25)  hsl(83, 73%, 36%)  Olive Drab