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Recognised as Colour

#204F99

  • #204F99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#204F99 is a blue with RGB values 32, 79, 153 and HSL 217°, 65%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#204F99#204F99
HEX#204F99
RGBrgb(32, 79, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3098, 0.6
RGB percentages12.5%, 31%, 60%
HSLhsl(216.7, 65.4%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 79.1%, 60%)
CMYK79.1%, 48.4%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,117,529
CSS custom property--colour: #204F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#DFB066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26579Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004C98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00616Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#996A20
Analogous#208B99, #2E2099
Triadic#99204F, #4F9920
Split complementary#992E20, #8B9920
Tetradic#99208B, #996A20, #20992E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BBAEA
Lighter +30%#719CE1
Lighter +20%#477FD8
Lighter +10%#2965C3
Darker −10%#17396F
Darker −20%#0E2345
Darker −30%#060E1A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#094AB0
Less saturated −25%#375482

Channel breakdown

R32
G79
B153
Red32 (12.5%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue216.69°
Saturation (HSL)65.41%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 4F · B 99

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