Close to Navy
#190879
#190879 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Navy. In RGB it’s made of 9.8% red, 3.1% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 249°, with 88% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #190879.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
15.53:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.35:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.53:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.35:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #190879 as they’d see it.
#190879 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #190879
What color is #190879?
#190879 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Navy. In RGB it’s made of 9.8% red, 3.1% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 249°, with 88% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #190879 in RGB?
#190879 is rgb(25, 8, 121): 25 red, 8 green, and 121 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #190879 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(79, 93, 0, 53). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #190879?
PANTONE Reflex Blue C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #190879?
Its complement #222700 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.