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#133DAE Color

#133DAE is rgb(19, 61, 174) in RGB, hsl(224, 80%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 65%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Azure (#0038A8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#133DAE
HEX#133DAE
RGBrgb(19, 61, 174)
HSLhsl(224, 80%, 38%)
HSVhsv(224, 89%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 65%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(41.5% 0.185 264.1)
LABlab(29.55% 22.96 -65.29)
LCHlch(29.55% 69.21 289.37)

What #133DAE 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 #133DAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#133DAE Channel Values

How #133DAE 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 61 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 80% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 89% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.11:1 vs white · 2.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #133DAE 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 text9.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #133DAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #133DAE; 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 #133DAE

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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How #133DAE 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#133DAE
Protanopia#3838AE
Protanomaly#2D3AAE
Deuteranopia#3333AE
Deuteranomaly#2937AE
Tritanopia#005656
Tritanomaly#004D83
Achromatopsia#484848

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Using #133DAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-133dae: #133DAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #133DAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-133dae': '#133DAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.075, green: 0.239, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_133dae">#133DAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#133DAE"

More Blue Colors

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

#133DAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #133DAE?

#133DAE is a dark blue — rgb(19, 61, 174) in RGB and hsl(224, 80%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Azure (#0038A8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.24.

What is the RGB value of #133DAE?

#133DAE is rgb(19, 61, 174) — red 19, green 61, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #133DAE?

#133DAE converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 65%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #133DAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #133DAE scores 9.11:1 against white and 2.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #133DAE 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.71, which is visibly different.

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