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Colour

#205FDE

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

#205FDE is a blue with RGB values 32, 95, 222 and HSL 220°, 75%, 50%. 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

#205FDE#205FDE
HEX#205FDE
RGBrgb(32, 95, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3725, 0.8706
RGB percentages12.5%, 37.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(220.1, 74.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 85.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK85.6%, 57.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,121,694
CSS custom property--colour: #205FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#DFA021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9F20
Analogous#20BEDE, #4020DE
Triadic#DE205F, #5FDE20
Split complementary#DE4020, #BEDE20
Tetradic#DE20BE, #DE9F20, #20DE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DEF8
Lighter +30%#A5BFF2
Lighter +20%#789FEC
Lighter +10%#4C7FE5
Darker −10%#1A4CB1
Darker −20%#133985
Darker −30%#0D2658
Darker −40%#06132C
More saturated +25%#0054FE
Less saturated −25%#406ABE

Channel breakdown

R32
G95
B222
Red32 (12.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue220.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 5F · B DE

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