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#196690 color: Traditional Blue

#196690 is rgb(25, 102, 144) in RGB and oklch(48.584% 0.09792 238.388) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

48.6%
0.098
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #196690

#196690 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 238°.

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 Traditional Blue (#1f648d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #196690 mixed with white

  1. 196690
  2. 36759b
  3. 4e84a6
  4. 6492b1
  5. 7aa2bc
  6. 90b1c8
  7. a6c0d3
  8. bcd0de
  9. d2dfe9
  10. e8eff4

Darker: #196690 mixed with black

  1. 196690
  2. 14587d
  3. 104a6a
  4. 0b3c57
  5. 072f45
  6. 042334
  7. 021724
  8. 010c15
  9. 000407
  10. 000001

Calmer: #196690 with less saturation

  1. 196690
  2. 26668b
  3. 2f6587
  4. 376582
  5. 3e647d
  6. 456378
  7. 4b6373
  8. 50626e
  9. 556169
  10. 5a6064

Questions about #196690

What color is #196690?

#196690 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Traditional Blue. In RGB it is rgb(25, 102, 144), in HSL hsl(201.18, 70.41%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.584% 0.09792 238.388).

What colors go well with #196690?

The complementary color of #196690 is #88501e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006e7c and #485c97. The triadic partners are #8b465f and #5a661c.

Is white or black text more readable on #196690?

White text reads better on #196690: 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 #196690 a warm or cool color?

#196690 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.098.