Colour

#205DB0

#205DB0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#205DB0 is a blue with RGB values 32, 93, 176 and HSL 215°, 69%, 41%. 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

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HEX#205DB0

RGBrgb(32, 93, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3647, 0.6902

RGB percentages12.5%, 36.5%, 69%

HSLhsl(214.6, 69.2%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 81.8%, 69%)

CMYK81.8%, 47.2%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,121,136

CSS custom property--colour: #205DB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#DFA24F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F65B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0258AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00717Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Royal blue · ΔE 22.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8 Slate blue · ΔE 26.2 Steel blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B07320

Analogous#20A5B0, #2B20B0

Triadic#B0205D, #5DB020

Split complementary#B02B20, #A5B020

Tetradic#B020A5, #B07320, #20B02B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACC9F0

Lighter +30%#81ADE8

Lighter +20%#5690E0

Lighter +10%#2B74D8

Darker −10%#184685

Darker −20%#102F5A

Darker −30%#08192F

Darker −40%#010203

More saturated +25%#0659CA

Less saturated −25%#3A6196

Channel breakdown

R32

G93

B176

Red32 (12.5%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue214.58°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 5D · B B0

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Colour values

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