What color is #191B97?

#191B97 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191B97?

The RGB value is 25, 27, 151: 25 red, 27 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191B97?

The complementary color is #979519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191B97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191B97 color

#191B97 rgb(25, 27, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #191B97 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 10.6% green and 59.2% blue (25, 27, 151).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 72% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Royal (#0C1793), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#191B97 color codes

HEX	`#191B97`
RGB	`rgb(25, 27, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 10.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 72%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 83%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 82%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.92, 44.03, -65.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.92, 79.21, 303.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.377, 3.224, 29.558)`
Decimal	`1645463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191B97, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #191B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #191B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191b97; }
.text { color: #191b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 27 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191b97, #561997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ultramarine.

Questions

What color is #191B97?: #191B97 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191B97?: The RGB value is 25, 27, 151: 25 red, 27 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191B97?: The complementary color is #979519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191B97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.