Colour

#205DFF

#205DFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#205DFF is a blue with RGB values 32, 93, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#205DFF#205DFF

HEX#205DFF

RGBrgb(32, 93, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3647, 1

RGB percentages12.5%, 36.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(223.6, 100%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 87.5%, 100%)

CMYK87.5%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,121,215

CSS custom property--colour: #205DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#DFA200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#0089A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Royal blue · ΔE 25.1 Slate blue · ΔE 27.8 Blue violet · ΔE 30.1 Medium blue · ΔE 33.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFC220

Analogous#20CCFF, #5320FF

Triadic#FF205D, #5DFF20

Split complementary#FF5220, #CDFF20

Tetradic#FF20CC, #FFC220, #20FF52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECF1FF

Lighter +30%#B9CCFF

Lighter +20%#86A7FF

Lighter +10%#5382FF

Darker −10%#0041EC

Darker −20%#0033B9

Darker −30%#002586

Darker −40%#001753

More saturated +25%#205DFF

Less saturated −25%#3C6AE3

Channel breakdown

R32

G93

B255

Red32 (12.5%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue223.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 5D · B FF

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