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#194256 color: Capital Blue

#194256 is rgb(25, 66, 86) in RGB and oklch(35.973% 0.05703 232.683) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

36%
0.057
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #194256

#194256 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 36% lightness, 0.057 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.74:1 contrast and black text 1.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1a4157). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #194256 mixed with white

  1. 194256
  2. 305366
  3. 456576
  4. 5b7786
  5. 718996
  6. 879ca7
  7. 9eafb8
  8. b6c2ca
  9. ced6db
  10. e6eaed

Darker: #194256 mixed with black

  1. 194256
  2. 14384a
  3. 102f3e
  4. 0b2532
  5. 071c27
  6. 04141c
  7. 020b12
  8. 010508
  9. 000102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #194256 with less saturation

  1. 194256
  2. 1e4254
  3. 234151
  4. 27414f
  5. 2b404c
  6. 2e404a
  7. 313f47
  8. 343f45
  9. 373e42
  10. 3a3e40

Questions about #194256

What color is #194256?

#194256 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Capital Blue. In RGB it is rgb(25, 66, 86), in HSL hsl(199.67, 54.95%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.973% 0.05703 232.683).

What colors go well with #194256?

The complementary color of #194256 is #55341f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0a464a and #2d3d5b. The triadic partners are #543040 and #3d401a.

Is white or black text more readable on #194256?

White text reads better on #194256: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and black gives 1.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #194256 a warm or cool color?

#194256 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 36% and its chroma 0.057.