#419FC3

sRGB · 65 / 159 / 195

#419FC3 belongs to the azure family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 65 red, 159 green and 195 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 196.6° lands in the azure region. Its 52.0% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 51.0% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (6.97:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 65, 159, 195
HSL: 196.62°, 52.00%, 50.98%
HSV / HSB: 196.62°, 66.67%, 76.47%
CMYK (approx.): 66.67%, 18.46%, 0.00%, 23.53%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 24.427, 29.859, 56.108
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 61.532, -16.298, -26.656
WCAG relative luminance: 0.29860
24-bit decimal: 4300739

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #419FC3 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 6.97:1

Normal text: AA
Large text: AAA

White text · 3.01:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: AA

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#C36541 sits half a turn (180°) from #419FC3 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#419FC3 #C36541

Analogous

#41C3A6 and #415EC3 sit 30° to either side of #419FC3. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#41C3A6 #419FC3 #415EC3

Triadic

#419FC3, #C3419F and #9FC341 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#419FC3 #C3419F #9FC341

Split complementary

Start at #419FC3 and look across the wheel. #C3415E and #C3A641 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#419FC3 #C3415E #C3A641

Square

Starting with #419FC3, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #A641C3, #C36541, then #5EC341. Across the square, #419FC3 pairs with #C36541, and #A641C3 with #5EC341.

#419FC3 #A641C3 #C36541 #5EC341

Tetradic

#419FC3 and #C36541 are opposites, as are #6541C3 and #9FC341. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#419FC3 #6541C3 #C36541 #9FC341

Tints

Mixing #419FC3 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #67B2CF, keeps 80% of the original. By #D9ECF3, the mixture is 80% white.

#419FC3 #67B2CF #8DC5DB #B3D9E7 #D9ECF3 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #419FC3 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #347F9C, keeps 80% of the original. By #0D2027, the mixture is 80% black.

#419FC3 #347F9C #275F75 #1A404E #0D2027 #000000

Tones

Mixing #419FC3 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #4E99B6, keeps 80% of the original. By #73868D, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#419FC3 #4E99B6 #5A93A8 #678C9B #73868D #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#419FC3

RGB

rgb(65 159 195)

HSL

hsl(196.615 52.000% 50.980%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #419FC3;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#419FC3 uses 65 red, 159 green and 195 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 25.5%

Green 62.4%

Blue 76.5%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #419FC3 is 66.7% cyan, 18.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 23.5% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 66.7%

Magenta 18.5%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 23.5%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #4499BB. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #49B in CSS. For a modern design, keep #419FC3 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #3399CC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #4499BB Nearest web-safe · #3399CC

Gradient to complement

#419FC3 #5795AD #6C8C98 #828282 #98786C #AD6F57 #C36541

Color vision previews

Compare how #419FC3 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#8C9CC5

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#7A8FC3

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#00A9AB

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#779CC4

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#6E95C3

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#38A1BA

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#959595

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#749AAE

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.05286 G 0.34670 B 0.54572

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.35754 G 0.61551 B 0.75024

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.10503 G 0.33695 B 0.52290

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.221 y 0.270 Y 29.859

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 74.510 M % 37.647 Y % 23.529

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

01000001 10011111 11000011