Colour

#203C53

#203C53
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#203C53 is a blue with RGB values 32, 60, 83 and HSL 207°, 44%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#203C53#203C53

HEX#203C53

RGBrgb(32, 60, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.2353, 0.3255

RGB percentages12.5%, 23.5%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(207.1, 44.3%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 61.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK61.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,112,595

CSS custom property--colour: #203C53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.46:1

Contrast with white11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#DFC3AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#323C54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B3753no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#004244no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6 Slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Black · ΔE 29.8 Steel blue · ΔE 32.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#533720

Analogous#205350, #202353

Triadic#53203C, #3C5320

Split complementary#532023, #535120

Tetradic#502053, #533720, #235320

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#75A4CA

Lighter +30%#508BBC

Lighter +20%#3C719D

Lighter +10%#2E5778

Darker −10%#12212E

Darker −20%#040709

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#123D61

Less saturated −25%#2E3B45

Channel breakdown

R32

G60

B83

Red32 (12.5%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue207.06°

Saturation (HSL)44.35%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 3C · B 53

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