#196CBB Hex Color

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Color Name

YInMn Blue*

Hex Color Code

#196CBB

RGB Color Code

RGB(25, 108, 187)

CMYK Values*

86.6%, 42.2%, 0.0%, 26.7%

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#196CBB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 196CBB?

The RGB color code for color number #196CBB is RGB(25, 108, 187). In the RGB color model, #196CBB has a red value of 25, a green value of 108, and a blue value of 187. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 86.6% cyan, 42.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 209.3° (degrees), 76.4 % saturation, and 41.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #196CBB has a hue of 209.3° (degrees), 86.6 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.

Color 196CBB is cool or warm?

Color 196CBB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #196CBB? (For interior and product design)

196CBB has an LRV of nearly 14.5. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#196CBB

LRV 14.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 14.5 of #196CBB with dark and light color

Is #196CBB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 196CBB meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #196CBB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #196CBB

Hex triplet: #196CBB
Red: 19
Green: 6C
Blue: BB

RGBA / RGB rgb(25, 108, 187)

Red: 25 (9.8%)
Green: 108 (42.4%)
Blue: 187 (73.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 86.63%
Magenta: 42.25%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 26.67%

HSL hsl(209.26deg, 76.4 %, 41.6 %)

Hue: 209.26°
Saturation: 76.42 %
Lightness: 41.57 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 209.26°
Saturation: 86.63 %
Brightness / Value: 73.33 %

RYB ryb(42, 68, 165)

Red: 42 (16.7%)
Yellow: 68 (26.6%)
Blue: 165 (64.7%)

HWB

Hue: 209.26°
Whiteness: 9.80 %
Blackness: 26.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 90.20%
Magenta: 57.65%
Yellow: 26.67%

XYZ

X: 14.73
Y: 14.52
Z: 49.04

YXY

Y1: 14.52
X: 0.19
Y2: 0.19

CIE-Lab

L: 44.97
A: 5.79
B: -48.19

CIE-Lch

L: 44.97
C: 48.53
H: 276.85

CIE-Luv

L: 44.97
U: -24.91
V: -72.57

Hunter-Lab

L: 38.1
A: 2.33
B: -49.63

Other

LRV: ~ 14.5 %
Munsell Color System: 8.9B 4.3/13.8

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #196CBB

These are the named colors closest to hex 196CBB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#306AC0 Color YInMn Blue

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#0072BB Color French Blue

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#0066CC Color Bright Navy Blue

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#2072AF Color Bice Blue

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 196CBB.

#006AC6 Color PANTONE 2175 C

98.69% match | ΔE 1.31

#0067B9 Color PANTONE 2144 C

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

#0069B1 Color PANTONE 2196 C

97.82% match | ΔE 2.18

#006CB0 Color PANTONE 3553 C

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 196CBB.

#356CB0 Color PANTONE 18-4043 TCX - Palace Blue

97.90% match | ΔE 2.10

#3272AF Color PANTONE 18-4141 TCX - Campanula

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#3073B7 Color PANTONE 18-4143 TCX - Super Sonic

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#006CA9 Color PANTONE 18-4250 TCX - Indigo Bunting

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 196CBB.

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

94.53% match | ΔE 5.47

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 196CBB.

#0066A3 Color RAL 260 40 45 - LED Blue

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#4278AF Color RAL 270 50 35 - Viennese Blue

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

#00659D Color RAL 260 40 40 - Navy Blue

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 196CBB.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 196CBB.

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

94.01% match | ΔE 5.99

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

93.20% match | ΔE 6.80

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0071C5 Color Intel Blue

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

#0A66C2 Color Linkedin Blue

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#0071CE Color Walmart Blue

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

Paint color for Hex #196CBB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 196CBB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 196CBB once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 196CBB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #196CBB to Dunn-Edwards

#186DB6 Color Beautiful Blue (DEA 136)

99.01% match | ΔE 0.99

#326AB1 Color Dover Straits (DE 5866)

97.78% match | ΔE 2.22

#296A9D Color The Blues (DE 5859)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#4470B0 Color Pacific Blues (DET 586)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

Behr

Hex color 196CBB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #196CBB to Behr

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

98.27% match | ΔE 1.73

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#3F6F98 Color National Anthem (M520-6)

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#496EAD Color New Age Blue (PPU15-05)

94.98% match | ΔE 5.02

PPG Paints

Hex color 196CBB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #196CBB to PPG Paints

#356FAD Color Nocturne Shade (PPG1244-6)

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#1C70AD Color Planetarium (PPG1242-6)

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#0264AE Color Cobalt Stone (PPG1241-7)

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#0072B5 Color Cobalt Glaze (PPG1240-7)

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 196CBB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #196CBB to Benjamin Moore

#0066B1 Color Big Country Blue (2066-30)

97.44% match | ΔE 2.56

#1369A7 Color Paddington Blue (791)

96.94% match | ΔE 3.06

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#396998 Color Old Glory (811)

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

Valspar

Hex color 196CBB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #196CBB to Valspar

#28679E Color In the Nick (8001-44F)

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#0169A7 Color Peek-A-Boo Blue (4007-10C)

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

#2B63A0 Color Zydeco (V036-3)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#10659F Color Biro Blue (8001-43G)

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 196CBB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #196CBB to Sherwin Williams

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#015F97 Color Hyper Blue (SW 6965)

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

#4C6B8A Color Revel Blue (SW 6530)

92.79% match | ΔE 7.21

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 196CBB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #196CBB to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

92.54% match | ΔE 7.46

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

86.26% match | ΔE 13.74

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

85.74% match | ΔE 14.26

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

84.55% match | ΔE 15.45

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#196CBB color palettes and scheme combination

071E34

0D3861

13528E

196CBB

2586E2

529FE8

7FB8EE

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

19BB68

19BBB9

196CBB

191BBB

6819BB

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

196CBB

BB196C

6CBB19

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

196CBB

B919BB

BB6819

1BBB19

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

196CBB

307AC1

4789C8

5E98CF

75A6D6

8CB5DD

A3C4E3

BAD2EA

D1E1F1

E8F0F8

FFFFFF

YInMn Blue* - #196CBB Tints

196CBB

1661A8

145695

114B82

0F4070

0C365D

092B4A

072038

051525

020A12

000000

YInMn Blue* - #196CBB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#196CBB

YInMn Blue*

#BB6819

Light Brown*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #196CBB?

Color that best contrast with #196CBB is #BB6819, color name is Light Brown*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.