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Recognised as Colour

#205BB5

  • #205BB5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#205BB5 is a blue with RGB values 32, 91, 181 and HSL 216°, 70%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#205BB5#205BB5
HEX#205BB5
RGBrgb(32, 91, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3569, 0.7098
RGB percentages12.5%, 35.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(216.2, 70%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 82.3%, 71%)
CMYK82.3%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,120,629
CSS custom property--colour: #205BB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#DFA44A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2465B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00717Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B57A20
Analogous#20A5B5, #3020B5
Triadic#B5205B, #5BB520
Split complementary#B53020, #A5B520
Tetradic#B520A5, #B57A20, #20B530

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0CAF1
Lighter +30%#85ADE9
Lighter +20%#598FE2
Lighter +10%#2E72DA
Darker −10%#18458A
Darker −20%#112F5E
Darker −30%#091A33
Darker −40%#010408
More saturated +25%#0555D0
Less saturated −25%#3B619A

Channel breakdown

R32
G91
B181
Red32 (12.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue216.24°
Saturation (HSL)69.95%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5B · B B5

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