What color is #19469E?

#19469E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cascade Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19469E?

The RGB value is 25, 70, 158: 25 red, 70 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19469E?

The complementary color is #9E7119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19469E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19469E color

#19469E rgb(25, 70, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #19469E is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 27.5% green and 62% blue (25, 70, 158).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 73% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cascade Twilight (#234893), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#19469E color codes

HEX	`#19469E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 70, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 27.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 73%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 84%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 56%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.93, 19.26, -52.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.93, 55.48, 290.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.76, 7.055, 33.241)`
Decimal	`1656478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19469E, 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 #19469E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19469E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #19469E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19469e; }
.text { color: #19469e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19469e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 70 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19469e, #2f199e); }

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Questions

What color is #19469E?: #19469E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cascade Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19469E?: The RGB value is 25, 70, 158: 25 red, 70 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19469E?: The complementary color is #9E7119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19469E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.