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Recognised as Colour

#205C9A

  • #205C9A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#205C9A is a blue with RGB values 32, 92, 154 and HSL 210°, 66%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#205C9A#205C9A
HEX#205C9A
RGBrgb(32, 92, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3608, 0.6039
RGB percentages12.5%, 36.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(210.5, 65.6%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 79.2%, 60.4%)
CMYK79.2%, 40.3%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,120,858
CSS custom property--colour: #205C9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#DFA365

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E609Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B5599no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006B73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.6Slate grey · ΔE 32.7Light slate grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A5E20
Analogous#20999A, #21209A
Triadic#9A205C, #5C9A20
Split complementary#9A2120, #999A20
Tetradic#9A2099, #9A5E20, #209A21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CC2EA
Lighter +30%#71A9E2
Lighter +20%#478FD9
Lighter +10%#2975C4
Darker −10%#174370
Darker −20%#0E2A46
Darker −30%#06101B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#095CB1
Less saturated −25%#375C83

Channel breakdown

R32
G92
B154
Red32 (12.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue210.49°
Saturation (HSL)65.59%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5C · B 9A

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