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Recognised as Colour

#204EBC

  • #204EBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#204EBC is a blue with RGB values 32, 78, 188 and HSL 222°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#204EBC#204EBC
HEX#204EBC
RGBrgb(32, 78, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3059, 0.7373
RGB percentages12.5%, 30.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(222.3, 70.9%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 83%, 73.7%)
CMYK83%, 58.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,117,308
CSS custom property--colour: #204EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#DFB143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006A7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Slate blue · ΔE 13.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8E20
Analogous#209CBC, #4020BC
Triadic#BC204E, #4EBC20
Split complementary#BC4020, #9CBC20
Tetradic#BC209C, #BC8E20, #20BC40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C7F2
Lighter +30%#8AA7EB
Lighter +20%#5E86E4
Lighter +10%#3365DC
Darker −10%#193C90
Darker −20%#112A65
Darker −30%#0A1839
Darker −40%#02060E
More saturated +25%#0443D8
Less saturated −25%#3C59A1

Channel breakdown

R32
G78
B188
Red32 (12.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue222.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.91%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 4E · B BC

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