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#136BD8 Color

#136BD8 is rgb(19, 107, 216) in RGB, hsl(213, 84%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 50%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Blue (#446CCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#136BD8
HEX#136BD8
RGBrgb(19, 107, 216)
HSLhsl(213, 84%, 46%)
HSVhsv(213, 91%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 50%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.185 257.4)
LABlab(45.42% 8.68 -63.87)
LCHlch(45.42% 64.46 277.74)

What #136BD8 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 #136BD8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Han Blue#446CCFΔE 7.84Denim#1560BDΔE 9.43Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 9.62Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 10.24Sapphire#0F52BAΔE 10.64Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.21

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

#136BD8 Channel Values

How #136BD8 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 107 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 84% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 91% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #136BD8 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 text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #136BD8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #136BD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #136BD8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#136BD8
Complementary
#D87F13
Analogous
#13CED8
Analogous
#1D13D8
Triadic
#D8136B
Triadic
#6BD813
Split comp.
#D81D13
Split comp.
#CED813

Tints & Shades of #136BD8

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

#227DEC
#4893EF
#69A7F2
#8EBDF5
#AFD0F8
#D5E6FB

Shades

#105DBC
#0E4FA0
#0B4183
#093367
#07254B
#04172F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #136BD8.

How #136BD8 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#136BD8
Protanopia#6262D8
Protanomaly#4E66D8
Deuteranopia#5959D9
Deuteranomaly#4761D8
Tritanopia#008080
Tritanomaly#0078AA
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #136BD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-136bd8: #136BD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #136BD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-136bd8': '#136BD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.075, green: 0.420, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_136bd8">#136BD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#136BD8"

More Blue Colors

#136BD8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#136BD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #136BD8?

#136BD8 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(19, 107, 216) in RGB and hsl(213, 84%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Blue (#446CCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #136BD8?

#136BD8 is rgb(19, 107, 216) — red 19, green 107, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #136BD8?

#136BD8 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 50%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #136BD8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #136BD8 scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #136BD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #136BD8 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 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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