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Recognised as Colour

#206ACA

  • #206ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#206ACA is a blue with RGB values 32, 106, 202 and HSL 214°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#206ACA#206ACA
HEX#206ACA
RGBrgb(32, 106, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.4157, 0.7922
RGB percentages12.5%, 41.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(213.9, 72.6%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 84.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK84.2%, 47.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,124,490
CSS custom property--colour: #206ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#DF9535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3374CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8020
Analogous#20BFCA, #2B20CA
Triadic#CA206A, #6ACA20
Split complementary#CA2B20, #BFCA20
Tetradic#CA20BF, #CA8020, #20CA2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1D8F5
Lighter +30%#95BCEE
Lighter +20%#69A0E7
Lighter +10%#3D84E0
Darker −10%#19539E
Darker −20%#123C72
Darker −30%#0B2546
Darker −40%#040E1A
More saturated +25%#0366E7
Less saturated −25%#3D6EAD

Channel breakdown

R32
G106
B202
Red32 (12.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue213.88°
Saturation (HSL)72.65%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 6A · B CA

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