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Recognised as Colour

#203D98

  • #203D98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#203D98 is a blue with RGB values 32, 61, 152 and HSL 226°, 65%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#203D98#203D98
HEX#203D98
RGBrgb(32, 61, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.2392, 0.5961
RGB percentages12.5%, 23.9%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(225.5, 65.2%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 78.9%, 59.6%)
CMYK78.9%, 59.9%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,112,920
CSS custom property--colour: #203D98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#DFC267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004B9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003F96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005464no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.1Midnight blue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#987B20
Analogous#207998, #3F2098
Triadic#98203D, #3D9820
Split complementary#983F20, #799820
Tetradic#982079, #987B20, #20983F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AADEA
Lighter +30%#708BE1
Lighter +20%#4669D8
Lighter +10%#294EC2
Darker −10%#172C6E
Darker −20%#0E1B44
Darker −30%#050A1A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0931AF
Less saturated −25%#374981

Channel breakdown

R32
G61
B152
Red32 (12.5%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue225.5°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 3D · B 98

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