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Recognised as Colour

#208CC5

  • #208CC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#208CC5 is a blue with RGB values 32, 140, 197 and HSL 201°, 72%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#208CC5#208CC5
HEX#208CC5
RGBrgb(32, 140, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.549, 0.7725
RGB percentages12.5%, 54.9%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(200.7, 72.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 83.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK83.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,133,189
CSS custom property--colour: #208CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#DF733A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#718CC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B7EC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C55920
Analogous#20C5AC, #2039C5
Triadic#C5208C, #8CC520
Split complementary#C52039, #C5AC20
Tetradic#AC20C5, #C55920, #39C520

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDE1F4
Lighter +30%#91CDED
Lighter +20%#65B9E6
Lighter +10%#39A6DF
Darker −10%#196D99
Darker −20%#124E6D
Darker −30%#0B2E41
Darker −40%#030F16
More saturated +25%#0395E2
Less saturated −25%#3D83A8

Channel breakdown

R32
G140
B197
Red32 (12.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue200.73°
Saturation (HSL)72.05%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 8C · B C5

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