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#195ea8 color: Directoire Blue

#195ea8 is rgb(25, 94, 168) in RGB and oklch(48.135% 0.13597 253.974) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

48.1%
0.136
254°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #195ea8

#195ea8 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.55:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Directoire Blue (#0061a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #195ea8 mixed with white

  1. 195ea8
  2. 346eb2
  3. 4b7ebb
  4. 628ec4
  5. 789ecd
  6. 8eaed6
  7. a4bede
  8. bacee7
  9. d1deef
  10. e8eff7

Darker: #195ea8 mixed with black

  1. 195ea8
  2. 145192
  3. 10447c
  4. 0b3767
  5. 072b52
  6. 041f3f
  7. 02142c
  8. 010a1a
  9. 00030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #195ea8 with less saturation

  1. 195ea8
  2. 245fa1
  3. 2d5f9a
  4. 356092
  5. 3c608b
  6. 426084
  7. 48607c
  8. 4e6075
  9. 545f6d
  10. 595f66

Questions about #195ea8

What color is #195ea8?

#195ea8 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Directoire Blue. In RGB it is rgb(25, 94, 168), in HSL hsl(211.05, 74.09%, 37.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.135% 0.13597 253.974).

What colors go well with #195ea8?

The complementary color of #195ea8 is #865100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a8c and #574fa7. The triadic partners are #9b3546 and #3b6d04.

Is white or black text more readable on #195ea8?

White text reads better on #195ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #195ea8 a warm or cool color?

#195ea8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.136.