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#1945BE Color

#1945BE is rgb(25, 69, 190) in RGB, hsl(224, 77%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 64%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Denim Blue (#2243B6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1945BE
HEX#1945BE
RGBrgb(25, 69, 190)
HSLhsl(224, 77%, 42%)
HSVhsv(224, 87%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 64%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.195 264.3)
LABlab(33.14% 23.73 -68.85)
LCHlch(33.14% 72.82 289.02)

What #1945BE 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 #1945BE, 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.

#1945BE Channel Values

How #1945BE 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 69 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 77% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 87% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.97:1 vs white · 2.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1945BE 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 text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1945BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1945BE; 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 #1945BE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1945BE.

How #1945BE 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#1945BE
Protanopia#4040BE
Protanomaly#3442BE
Deuteranopia#3B3BBE
Deuteranomaly#303FBE
Tritanopia#006060
Tritanomaly#00568F
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1945BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1945be: #1945BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1945BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1945be': '#1945BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.098, green: 0.271, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_1945be">#1945BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#1945BE"

More Blue Colors

#1945BE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1945BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1945BE?

#1945BE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(25, 69, 190) in RGB and hsl(224, 77%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Denim Blue (#2243B6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.47.

What is the RGB value of #1945BE?

#1945BE is rgb(25, 69, 190) — red 25, green 69, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1945BE?

#1945BE converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 64%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1945BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1945BE scores 7.97:1 against white and 2.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1945BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1945BE 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 15.06, which is visibly different.

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