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#192586

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

RGB
25, 37, 134
HSL
233°, 69%, 31%
CMYK
81, 72, 0, 48
Luminance
0.0325

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #192586 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#192586
Hue
233°
blue
Saturation
69%
vivid
Lightness
31%
dark
Brightness
53%
HSV value
Perceived
22%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0325
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
87/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
12.73:1
Closest name
Midnight Blue
ΔE2000 4.3
Where it sits
Hue233° of 360°
Saturation69%
Lightness31%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool87% 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#192586
RGBrgb(25, 37, 134)
HSLhsl(233, 69%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 72%, 0%, 48%)
LABlab(21.0 32.2 -55.1)
LCHlch(21.0 63.8 300.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.332 0.160 269.2)
Decimal1648006
Display P3color(display-p3 0.098 0.145 0.525)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #192586;
background-color: #192586;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#192586] bg-[#192586]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #192586;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.098, green: 0.145, blue: 0.525)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#192586")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF192586)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(134, 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 #192586 · 12.73:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 12.73:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 1.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #192586 as text scores 12.73:1 on white and 1.65:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#192586 on white: 12.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#192586 on black: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #003889
deuteranopia · #002D84
tritanopia · #004052

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #192586 is pinned to step 800; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3F4FB
#E8E9F8
#CACEF2
#A0A9ED
#717EE5
#4253DC
#2639CE
#202FAC
#192586
#171F64
#0E133E
Base = 800Lightest = 50 · #F3F4FBDarkest = 950 · #0E133E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3F4FB;
  --brand-100: #E8E9F8;
  --brand-200: #CACEF2;
  --brand-300: #A0A9ED;
  --brand-400: #717EE5;
  --brand-500: #4253DC;
  --brand-600: #2639CE;
  --brand-700: #202FAC;
  --brand-800: #192586;
  --brand-900: #171F64;
  --brand-950: #0E133E;
  --brand: #192586;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #192586

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#C0C5ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B539B
Captions on the surface
Accent#896016
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#141E6B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAEBFB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141524
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 #192586

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#867A19
Analogous left#195C86
Analogous right#441986
Split-complement 1#864419
Split-complement 2#5C8619
Triadic 1#861925
Triadic 2#258619
Tetradic#86195C

RGB percentages

Red9.8%
Green14.5%
Blue52.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.3%
Magenta72.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)47.5%

Color previews

#192586 text on a black background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

#192586 text on a white background

contrast 12.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #192586;
Background color
Panel with #192586 background
background-color: #192586;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #192586;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(25, 37, 134, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(25, 37, 134, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #192586;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #192586, #561986);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #192586

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.

#192586 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.

#192586, answered

What color is #192586?

#192586 is a dark vivid blue, closest to Midnight Blue (ΔE2000 4.3). It sits at 233° on the hue wheel with 69% saturation and 31% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #192586?

rgb(25, 37, 134) — 25 red, 37 green and 134 blue out of 255, or 9.8% / 14.5% / 52.5% by channel.

Is #192586 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0325 and perceived brightness is 22%, so white text on it reaches 12.73:1.

Should I use black or white text on #192586?

White. It scores 12.73:1 against #192586, versus 1.65:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #192586?

#867A19 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #864419 and #5C8619, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #192586?

For interface work: #F4F5FA as the surface, #C0C5ED for borders, #4B539B for secondary text, #896016 as an accent and #141E6B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #195C86 and #441986 stays calm, while #867A19 is the loudest partner.

What is #192586 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(81%, 72%, 0%, 48%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #192586 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 87 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #351986; nudged cooler, #173E88.

Work with #192586 in the Color Lab