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Recognised as Colour

#208ACA

  • #208ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#208ACA is a blue with RGB values 32, 138, 202 and HSL 203°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#208ACA#208ACA
HEX#208ACA
RGBrgb(32, 138, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.5412, 0.7922
RGB percentages12.5%, 54.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(202.6, 72.6%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 84.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK84.2%, 31.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,132,682
CSS custom property--colour: #208ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#DF7535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#547CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Light skyblue · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6020
Analogous#20CAB5, #2035CA
Triadic#CA208A, #8ACA20
Split complementary#CA2035, #CAB520
Tetradic#B520CA, #CA6020, #35CA20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1E1F5
Lighter +30%#95CDEE
Lighter +20%#69B8E7
Lighter +10%#3DA3E0
Darker −10%#196C9E
Darker −20%#124E72
Darker −30%#0B3046
Darker −40%#04121A
More saturated +25%#0391E7
Less saturated −25%#3D83AD

Channel breakdown

R32
G138
B202
Red32 (12.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue202.59°
Saturation (HSL)72.65%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 8A · B CA

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