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Recognised as Colour

#205FA9

  • #205FA9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#205FA9 is a blue with RGB values 32, 95, 169 and HSL 212°, 68%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#205FA9#205FA9
HEX#205FA9
RGBrgb(32, 95, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3725, 0.6627
RGB percentages12.5%, 37.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(212.4, 68.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 81.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK81.1%, 43.8%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,121,641
CSS custom property--colour: #205FA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#DFA056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3965ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F59A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00717Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A96A20
Analogous#20A3A9, #2620A9
Triadic#A9205F, #5FA920
Split complementary#A92620, #A3A920
Tetradic#A920A3, #A96A20, #20A926

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7C8EE
Lighter +30%#7CADE6
Lighter +20%#5192DE
Lighter +10%#2877D4
Darker −10%#18477E
Darker −20%#102F53
Darker −30%#081728
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#075DC2
Less saturated −25%#396190

Channel breakdown

R32
G95
B169
Red32 (12.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue212.41°
Saturation (HSL)68.16%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5F · B A9

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