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Recognised as Colour

#205AA6

  • #205AA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#205AA6 is a blue with RGB values 32, 90, 166 and HSL 214°, 68%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#205AA6#205AA6
HEX#205AA6
RGBrgb(32, 90, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3529, 0.651
RGB percentages12.5%, 35.3%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(214, 67.7%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 80.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK80.7%, 45.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,120,358
CSS custom property--colour: #205AA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#DFA559

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3261A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1355A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#006C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A66C20
Analogous#209DA6, #2920A6
Triadic#A6205A, #5AA620
Split complementary#A62920, #9DA620
Tetradic#A6209D, #A66C20, #20A629

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4C4EE
Lighter +30%#7AA8E5
Lighter +20%#4F8CDD
Lighter +10%#2871D1
Darker −10%#18437B
Darker −20%#102C50
Darker −30%#071426
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0757BF
Less saturated −25%#395D8D

Channel breakdown

R32
G90
B166
Red32 (12.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue214.03°
Saturation (HSL)67.68%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5A · B A6

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