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Colour

#205B7B

  • #205B7B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#205B7B is a blue with RGB values 32, 91, 123 and HSL 201°, 59%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#205B7B#205B7B
HEX#205B7B
RGBrgb(32, 91, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3569, 0.4824
RGB percentages12.5%, 35.7%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(201.1, 58.7%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 74%, 48.2%)
CMYK74%, 26%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,120,571
CSS custom property--colour: #205B7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#DFA484

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C5B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F527Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Dim grey · ΔE 26Teal · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B4020
Analogous#207B6E, #202D7B
Triadic#7B205B, #5B7B20
Split complementary#7B202D, #7B6E20
Tetradic#6E207B, #7B4020, #2D7B20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#87C1E0
Lighter +30%#5FACD5
Lighter +20%#3697CB
Lighter +10%#2B79A3
Darker −10%#153D53
Darker −20%#0B1F2A
Darker −30%#000102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D618E
Less saturated −25%#335568

Channel breakdown

R32
G91
B123
Red32 (12.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue201.1°
Saturation (HSL)58.71%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5B · B 7B

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