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Recognised as Colour

#205FDC

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

#205FDC is a blue with RGB values 32, 95, 220 and HSL 220°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#205FDC#205FDC
HEX#205FDC
RGBrgb(32, 95, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3725, 0.8627
RGB percentages12.5%, 37.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(219.9, 74.6%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 85.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK85.5%, 56.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,121,692
CSS custom property--colour: #205FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#DFA023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC9D20
Analogous#20BDDC, #3F20DC
Triadic#DC205F, #5FDC20
Split complementary#DC3F20, #BDDC20
Tetradic#DC20BD, #DC9D20, #20DC3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0DDF8
Lighter +30%#A3BEF2
Lighter +20%#779EEB
Lighter +10%#4A7EE5
Darker −10%#1A4CAF
Darker −20%#133983
Darker −30%#0D2556
Darker −40%#06122A
More saturated +25%#0055FC
Less saturated −25%#3F69BD

Channel breakdown

R32
G95
B220
Red32 (12.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue219.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5F · B DC

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