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Recognised as Colour

#205BAB

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

#205BAB is a blue with RGB values 32, 91, 171 and HSL 215°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#205BAB#205BAB
HEX#205BAB
RGBrgb(32, 91, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3569, 0.6706
RGB percentages12.5%, 35.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(214.5, 68.5%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 81.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK81.3%, 46.8%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,120,619
CSS custom property--colour: #205BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#DFA454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F63AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0856A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB7020
Analogous#20A1AB, #2A20AB
Triadic#AB205B, #5BAB20
Split complementary#AB2B20, #A1AB20
Tetradic#AB20A1, #AB7020, #20AB2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8C6EF
Lighter +30%#7DAAE7
Lighter +20%#528EDF
Lighter +10%#2872D6
Darker −10%#184480
Darker −20%#102D55
Darker −30%#08162A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0757C4
Less saturated −25%#395F92

Channel breakdown

R32
G91
B171
Red32 (12.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue214.53°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5B · B AB

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