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#192569

a dark, vivid blue · cool · closest name: Midnight Blue

RGB
25, 37, 105
HSL
231°, 62%, 26%
CMYK
76, 65, 0, 59
Luminance
0.0255

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #192569 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#192569
Hue
231°
blue
Saturation
62%
vivid
Lightness
26%
dark
Brightness
41%
HSV value
Perceived
19%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0255
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
88/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
13.91:1
Closest name
Midnight Blue
ΔE2000 4.5
Where it sits
Hue231° of 360°
Saturation62%
Lightness26%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool88% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#192569
RGBrgb(25, 37, 105)
HSLhsl(231, 62%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 65%, 0%, 59%)
LABlab(18.1 20.9 -41.3)
LCHlch(18.1 46.3 296.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.302 0.119 270.0)
Decimal1647977
Display P3color(display-p3 0.098 0.145 0.412)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #192569;
background-color: #192569;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#192569] bg-[#192569]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #192569;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.098, green: 0.145, blue: 0.412)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#192569")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF192569)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(105, 37, 25)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #192569 · 13.91:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 13.91:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 1.51:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #192569 as text scores 13.91:1 on white and 1.51:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#192569 on white: 13.91:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#192569 on black: 1.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #00306B
deuteranopia · #002968
tritanopia · #003643

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #192569 is pinned to step 900; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4F5FB
#E8EBF7
#CCD1F0
#A4AFE9
#7787DF
#4A5ED4
#2F46C6
#273AA5
#1F2E84
#192569
#11173C
Base = 900Lightest = 50 · #F4F5FBDarkest = 950 · #11173C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4F5FB;
  --brand-100: #E8EBF7;
  --brand-200: #CCD1F0;
  --brand-300: #A4AFE9;
  --brand-400: #7787DF;
  --brand-500: #4A5ED4;
  --brand-600: #2F46C6;
  --brand-700: #273AA5;
  --brand-800: #1F2E84;
  --brand-900: #192569;
  --brand-950: #11173C;
  --brand: #192569;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #192569

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F4F5FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0C6ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B579B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6C4A16
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#192467
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAEDFA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141624
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #192569

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#695D19
Analogous left#194D69
Analogous right#351969
Split-complement 1#693519
Split-complement 2#4D6919
Triadic 1#691925
Triadic 2#256919
Tetradic#69194D

RGB percentages

Red9.8%
Green14.5%
Blue41.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan76.2%
Magenta64.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)58.8%

Color previews

#192569 text on a black background

contrast 1.51:1

Card sample

#192569 text on a white background

contrast 13.91:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #192569;
Background color
Panel with #192569 background
background-color: #192569;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #192569;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(25, 37, 105, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(25, 37, 105, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #192569;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #192569, #421969);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #192569

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#192569 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#192569, answered

What color is #192569?

#192569 is a dark vivid blue, closest to Midnight Blue (ΔE2000 4.5). It sits at 231° on the hue wheel with 62% saturation and 26% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #192569?

rgb(25, 37, 105) — 25 red, 37 green and 105 blue out of 255, or 9.8% / 14.5% / 41.2% by channel.

Is #192569 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0255 and perceived brightness is 19%, so white text on it reaches 13.91:1.

Should I use black or white text on #192569?

White. It scores 13.91:1 against #192569, versus 1.51:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #192569?

#695D19 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #693519 and #4D6919, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #192569?

For interface work: #F4F5FA as the surface, #C0C6ED for borders, #4B579B for secondary text, #6C4A16 as an accent and #192467 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #194D69 and #351969 stays calm, while #695D19 is the loudest partner.

What is #192569 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(76%, 65%, 0%, 59%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #192569 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 88 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #2A1969; nudged cooler, #18376A.

Work with #192569 in the Color Lab