#196596 color: Wavy Navy
#196596 is rgb(25, 101, 150) in RGB and oklch(48.675% 0.10566 242.742) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Dark
- Vivid
- Deep
- Cool
- ≈ Cerulean
- sky-700
- Black 41%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #196596
#196596 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 243°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Wavy Navy (#006597). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.
Lighter: #196596 mixed with white
Darker: #196596 mixed with black
Calmer: #196596 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #196596
Questions about #196596
What color is #196596?
#196596 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Wavy Navy. In RGB it is rgb(25, 101, 150), in HSL hsl(203.52, 71.43%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.675% 0.10566 242.742).
What colors go well with #196596?
The complementary color of #196596 is #89500d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006e82 and #4c5a9b. The triadic partners are #8f435a and #556919.
Is white or black text more readable on #196596?
White text reads better on #196596: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #196596 a warm or cool color?
#196596 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.106.