Information about #196D9A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#196D9A presents itself as a strongly colored sky-leaning azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tripster Blue (#2070A0). Slightly further away sit Geaux Blue (#1277A3) and Lapis Lazuli (#26619C).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(25, 109, 154)), which gives #196D9A its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #196D9A: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#196D9A color variations
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#196D9A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#196D9A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#196D9A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#196D9A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#196D9A color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #196D9A color
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Nearest named colors to #196D9A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2070A0
#1277A3
#26619C
#20608E
#2B688D
#1959A8
#1D5A8B
#316EA0
#006C98
#2774AE
#00689B
#28589C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#196D9A
- RGB25, 109, 154
- CMYK51, 18, 0, 40
- CSSrgb(25, 109, 154)
- HSL201°, 72%, 35%
- HSL Precise200.93°, 72.067%, 35.098%
- HSV201°, 84%, 60%
- HSB201°, 84%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.098
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.098, 0.427, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.098, 0.427, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.098, 0.427, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID196D9A
- DECIMAL ID1666458
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
