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Recognised as Colour

#20516F

  • #20516F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#20516F is a blue with RGB values 32, 81, 111 and HSL 203°, 55%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#20516F#20516F
HEX#20516F
RGBrgb(32, 81, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3176, 0.4353
RGB percentages12.5%, 31.8%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(202.8, 55.2%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 71.2%, 43.5%)
CMYK71.2%, 27%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,117,999
CSS custom property--colour: #20516F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#DFAE90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#435170no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#38496Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00595Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dim grey · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26Teal · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F3E20
Analogous#206F66, #20296F
Triadic#6F2051, #516F20
Split complementary#6F2029, #6F6620
Tetradic#66206F, #6F3E20, #296F20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#80B8DB
Lighter +30%#59A2CF
Lighter +20%#378BBE
Lighter +10%#2B6E97
Darker −10%#153447
Darker −20%#091720
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E5581
Less saturated −25%#324D5D

Channel breakdown

R32
G81
B111
Red32 (12.5%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue202.78°
Saturation (HSL)55.24%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 51 · B 6F

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