Palettes / Colors / #196CA3

#196CA3 — Blue

#196CA3 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #196CA3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#196CA3 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A35119; it also sits naturally between #19A395 and #1927A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 10% · Green 42% · Blue 64%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #196CA3

.text { color: #196CA3; }
.background { background-color: #196CA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #196CA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(25, 108, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 73%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #196CA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(25, 108, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #196CA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(25, 108, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#196CA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#196CA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #196CA3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A35119:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #196CA3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #196CA3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #196CA3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #196CA3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #196CA3?

#196CA3 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 25, 108, 163). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #196CA3?

#196CA3 is RGB 25, 108, 163 — HSL 204°, 73%, 37% — CMYK 85%, 34%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #196CA3?

Its complement is #A35119; analogous partners are #19A395 and #1927A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #196CA3 for text?

White text on #196CA3 has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.72:1.