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#1943EB Color

#1943EB is rgb(25, 67, 235) in RGB, hsl(228, 84%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 71%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1943EB
HEX#1943EB
RGBrgb(25, 67, 235)
HSLhsl(228, 84%, 51%)
HSVhsv(228, 89%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 71%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.252 265.3)
LABlab(36.51% 39.37 -89.20)
LCHlch(36.51% 97.50 293.82)

What #1943EB 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 #1943EB, 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.

#1943EB Channel Values

How #1943EB 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 67 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 84% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 89% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.9:1 vs white · 3.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1943EB 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 text6.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1943EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1943EB; 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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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #1943EB

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 #1943EB.

How #1943EB 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#1943EB
Protanopia#3E3EEB
Protanomaly#3340EB
Deuteranopia#3939EB
Deuteranomaly#2F3DEB
Tritanopia#006D6D
Tritanomaly#005FAE
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1943EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1943eb: #1943EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1943EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1943eb': '#1943EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.098, green: 0.263, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_1943eb">#1943EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#1943EB"

More Blue Colors

#1943EB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1943EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1943EB?

#1943EB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(25, 67, 235) in RGB and hsl(228, 84%, 51%) 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 3.82.

What is the RGB value of #1943EB?

#1943EB is rgb(25, 67, 235) — red 25, green 67, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1943EB?

#1943EB converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 71%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1943EB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1943EB scores 6.9:1 against white and 3.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1943EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1943EB 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 23.88, which is visibly different.

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