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Recognised as Colour

#204EC0

  • #204EC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#204EC0 is a blue with RGB values 32, 78, 192 and HSL 223°, 71%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#204EC0#204EC0
HEX#204EC0
RGBrgb(32, 78, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3059, 0.7529
RGB percentages12.5%, 30.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(222.8, 71.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 83.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK83.3%, 59.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,117,312
CSS custom property--colour: #204EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#DFB13F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006B7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 13.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C09220
Analogous#209EC0, #4220C0
Triadic#C0204E, #4EC020
Split complementary#C04220, #9EC020
Tetradic#C0209E, #C09220, #20C042

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9CAF3
Lighter +30%#8DA8EC
Lighter +20%#6187E5
Lighter +10%#3666DD
Darker −10%#193C94
Darker −20%#112A69
Darker −30%#0A193D
Darker −40%#030711
More saturated +25%#0442DC
Less saturated −25%#3C5AA4

Channel breakdown

R32
G78
B192
Red32 (12.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue222.75°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 4E · B C0

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