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#131CCD Color

#131CCD is rgb(19, 28, 205) in RGB, hsl(237, 83%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 86%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#131CCD
HEX#131CCD
RGBrgb(19, 28, 205)
HSLhsl(237, 83%, 44%)
HSVhsv(237, 91%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 86%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(40.4% 0.252 266.3)
LABlab(25.80% 50.49 -89.77)
LCHlch(25.80% 103.00 299.35)

What #131CCD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #131CCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#131CCD Channel Values

How #131CCD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 19 · G 28 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 83% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 91% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.12:1 vs white · 2.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #131CCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #131CCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #131CCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #131CCD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #131CCD.

How #131CCD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#131CCD
Protanopia#1B1BCD
Protanomaly#181BCD
Deuteranopia#1919CD
Deuteranomaly#171ACD
Tritanopia#005353
Tritanomaly#004394
Achromatopsia#424242

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #131CCD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-131ccd: #131CCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #131CCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-131ccd': '#131CCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.075, green: 0.110, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_131ccd">#131CCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#131CCD"

More Blue Colors

#131CCD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#131CCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #131CCD?

#131CCD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(19, 28, 205) in RGB and hsl(237, 83%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.64.

What is the RGB value of #131CCD?

#131CCD is rgb(19, 28, 205) — red 19, green 28, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #131CCD?

#131CCD converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 86%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #131CCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #131CCD scores 10.12:1 against white and 2.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #131CCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #131CCD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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