Information about #196DC6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#196DC6 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(25, 109, 198) — 9.8% red, 42.7% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 68 / 35 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #196DC6 reads as a strongly colored steel-blue azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Eyes (#1569C7). Slightly further away sit Celtic Blue (#246BCE) and Bright Navy Blue (#1974D2).

In RGB terms — rgb(25, 109, 198) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #196DC6: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#196DC6 color variations

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#196DC6 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #196DC6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Trust Blue color link
Trust Blue

#0A64BC

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Green Blue color link
Green Blue

#1164B4

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

Intel Blue color link
Intel Blue

#0071C5

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#196DC6
  • RGB25, 109, 198
  • CMYK68, 35, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(25, 109, 198)
  • HSL211°, 78%, 44%
  • HSL Precise210.867°, 77.578%, 43.725%
  • HSV211°, 87%, 78%
  • HSB211°, 87%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.098, 0.427, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.098, 0.427, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.098, 0.427, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID196DC6
  • DECIMAL ID1666502
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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