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Colour

#205FBD

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

#205FBD is a blue with RGB values 32, 95, 189 and HSL 216°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#205FBD#205FBD
HEX#205FBD
RGBrgb(32, 95, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3725, 0.7412
RGB percentages12.5%, 37.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(215.9, 71%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 83.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK83.1%, 49.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,121,661
CSS custom property--colour: #205FBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#DFA042

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2569C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7E20
Analogous#20AEBD, #2F20BD
Triadic#BD205F, #5FBD20
Split complementary#BD2F20, #AEBD20
Tetradic#BD20AE, #BD7E20, #20BD2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6CFF3
Lighter +30%#8BB1EB
Lighter +20%#5F94E4
Lighter +10%#3377DD
Darker −10%#194991
Darker −20%#113366
Darker −30%#0A1D3A
Darker −40%#02070F
More saturated +25%#045AD9
Less saturated −25%#3C64A1

Channel breakdown

R32
G95
B189
Red32 (12.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue215.92°
Saturation (HSL)71.04%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5F · B BD

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