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Colour

#205CD6

  • #205CD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#205CD6 is a blue with RGB values 32, 92, 214 and HSL 220°, 74%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#205CD6#205CD6
HEX#205CD6
RGBrgb(32, 92, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3608, 0.8392
RGB percentages12.5%, 36.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(220.2, 74%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 85%, 83.9%)
CMYK85%, 57%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,120,918
CSS custom property--colour: #205CD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#DFA329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6Slate blue · ΔE 13.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D69A20
Analogous#20B7D6, #3F20D6
Triadic#D6205C, #5CD620
Split complementary#D63F20, #B7D620
Tetradic#D620B7, #D69A20, #20D63F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD9F7
Lighter +30%#9EBAF1
Lighter +20%#729AEA
Lighter +10%#467AE3
Darker −10%#1949AA
Darker −20%#13367D
Darker −30%#0C2351
Darker −40%#051025
More saturated +25%#0152F5
Less saturated −25%#3F66B7

Channel breakdown

R32
G92
B214
Red32 (12.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue220.22°
Saturation (HSL)73.98%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5C · B D6

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