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#19216C Color

#19216C is rgb(25, 33, 108) in RGB, hsl(234, 62%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 69%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#19216C
HEX#19216C
RGBrgb(25, 33, 108)
HSLhsl(234, 62%, 26%)
HSVhsv(234, 77%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 69%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(29.8% 0.129 271.2)
LABlab(16.58% 19.49 -45.59)
LCHlch(16.58% 49.58 293.15)

What #19216C 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 #19216C, 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.

#19216C Channel Values

How #19216C 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 25 · G 33 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 62% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 77% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.23:1 vs white · 1.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #19216C 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 text14.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #19216C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #19216C; 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 #19216C

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #19216C.

How #19216C 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#19216C
Protanopia#20206C
Protanomaly#1D206C
Deuteranopia#1F1F6C
Deuteranomaly#1C206C
Tritanopia#003232
Tritanomaly#002C50
Achromatopsia#2B2B2B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #19216C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-19216c: #19216C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #19216C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-19216c': '#19216C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.098, green: 0.129, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_19216c">#19216C</color>
SVG fillfill="#19216C"

More Blue Colors

#19216C sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#19216C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #19216C?

#19216C is a dark blue — rgb(25, 33, 108) in RGB and hsl(234, 62%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.78.

What is the RGB value of #19216C?

#19216C is rgb(25, 33, 108) — red 25, green 33, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #19216C?

#19216C converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 69%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #19216C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #19216C scores 14.23:1 against white and 1.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #19216C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #19216C 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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