Colour

#205CBB

#205CBB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#205CBB is a blue with RGB values 32, 92, 187 and HSL 217°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#205CBB#205CBB

HEX#205CBB

RGBrgb(32, 92, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3608, 0.7333

RGB percentages12.5%, 36.1%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(216.8, 70.8%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 82.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK82.9%, 50.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,120,891

CSS custom property--colour: #205CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#DFA344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E67BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Slate blue · ΔE 20.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BB7F20

Analogous#20AABB, #3120BB

Triadic#BB205C, #5CBB20

Split complementary#BB3120, #AABB20

Tetradic#BB20AA, #BB7F20, #20BB31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B5CDF2

Lighter +30%#89AFEB

Lighter +20%#5E91E3

Lighter +10%#3274DC

Darker −10%#19478F

Darker −20%#113164

Darker −30%#0A1C38

Darker −40%#02060D

More saturated +25%#0556D6

Less saturated −25%#3B62A0

Channel breakdown

R32

G92

B187

Red32 (12.5%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue216.77°

Saturation (HSL)70.78%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 5C · B BB

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#205CBB

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else