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Recognised as Colour

#203EAA

  • #203EAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#203EAA is a blue with RGB values 32, 62, 170 and HSL 227°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#203EAA#203EAA
HEX#203EAA
RGBrgb(32, 62, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.2431, 0.6667
RGB percentages12.5%, 24.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(227, 68.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 81.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK81.2%, 63.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,113,194
CSS custom property--colour: #203EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#DFC155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005A6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA8C20
Analogous#2083AA, #4720AA
Triadic#AA203E, #3EAA20
Split complementary#AA4720, #83AA20
Tetradic#AA2083, #AA8C20, #20AA47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7B7EF
Lighter +30%#7D94E6
Lighter +20%#5270DE
Lighter +10%#284ED5
Darker −10%#182E7F
Darker −20%#101F54
Darker −30%#080F29
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0730C3
Less saturated −25%#394C91

Channel breakdown

R32
G62
B170
Red32 (12.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue226.96°
Saturation (HSL)68.32%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 3E · B AA

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