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#136ADD Color

#136ADD is rgb(19, 106, 221) in RGB, hsl(214, 84%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 52%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Blue (#4169E1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#136ADD
HEX#136ADD
RGBrgb(19, 106, 221)
HSLhsl(214, 84%, 47%)
HSVhsv(214, 91%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 52%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.192 258.2)
LABlab(45.44% 10.94 -66.67)
LCHlch(45.44% 67.57 279.32)

What #136ADD 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 #136ADD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 6.97Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 8.64Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.06Han Blue#446CCFΔE 10.21Sapphire#0F52BAΔE 10.87Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 11.38

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

#136ADD Channel Values

How #136ADD 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 106 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 84% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 91% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #136ADD 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #136ADD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #136ADD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #136ADD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#136ADD
Complementary
#DD8513
Analogous
#13CFDD
Analogous
#2113DD
Triadic
#DD136A
Triadic
#6ADD13
Split comp.
#DD2113
Split comp.
#CFDD13

Tints & Shades of #136ADD

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

#277DEC
#4D93EF
#6EA7F2
#8EBBF5
#AFCFF8
#D5E5FB

Shades

#115DC0
#0E4FA4
#0C4288
#093267
#07244B
#04172F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #136ADD.

How #136ADD 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#136ADD
Protanopia#6161DD
Protanomaly#4D65DD
Deuteranopia#5858DE
Deuteranomaly#4660DD
Tritanopia#008080
Tritanomaly#0078AD
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #136ADD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-136add: #136ADD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #136ADD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-136add': '#136ADD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.075, green: 0.416, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_136add">#136ADD</color>
SVG fillfill="#136ADD"

More Blue Colors

#136ADD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#136ADD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #136ADD?

#136ADD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(19, 106, 221) in RGB and hsl(214, 84%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169E1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #136ADD?

#136ADD is rgb(19, 106, 221) — red 19, green 106, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #136ADD?

#136ADD converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 52%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #136ADD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #136ADD scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #136ADD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #136ADD 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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