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#133AD8 Color

#133AD8 is rgb(19, 58, 216) in RGB, hsl(228, 84%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 73%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#133AD8
HEX#133AD8
RGBrgb(19, 58, 216)
HSLhsl(228, 84%, 46%)
HSVhsv(228, 91%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 73%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(45.3% 0.24 265.1)
LABlab(32.57% 38.45 -84.89)
LCHlch(32.57% 93.19 294.37)

What #133AD8 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 #133AD8, 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.

#133AD8 Channel Values

How #133AD8 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 58 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 84% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 91% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #133AD8 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 text8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #133AD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #133AD8; 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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Tints & Shades of #133AD8

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.

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Shades

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How #133AD8 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#133AD8
Protanopia#3535D8
Protanomaly#2B37D8
Deuteranopia#3131D8
Deuteranomaly#2835D8
Tritanopia#006363
Tritanomaly#00559F
Achromatopsia#505050

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Using #133AD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-133ad8: #133AD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #133AD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-133ad8': '#133AD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.075, green: 0.227, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_133ad8">#133AD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#133AD8"

More Blue Colors

#133AD8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#133AD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #133AD8?

#133AD8 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(19, 58, 216) in RGB and hsl(228, 84%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #133AD8?

#133AD8 is rgb(19, 58, 216) — red 19, green 58, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #133AD8?

#133AD8 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 73%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #133AD8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #133AD8 scores 8:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #133AD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #133AD8 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 24.1, which is visibly different.

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