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Recognised as Colour

#208CE0

  • #208CE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#208CE0 is a blue with RGB values 32, 140, 224 and HSL 206°, 76%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#208CE0#208CE0
HEX#208CE0
RGBrgb(32, 140, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.549, 0.8784
RGB percentages12.5%, 54.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(206.3, 75.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 85.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK85.7%, 37.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,133,216
CSS custom property--colour: #208CE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#DF731F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6391E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4680DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 30.5Light skyblue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E07420
Analogous#20E0D4, #202CE0
Triadic#E0208C, #8CE020
Split complementary#E0202C, #E0D420
Tetradic#D420E0, #E07420, #2CE020

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E8F9
Lighter +30%#A6D1F3
Lighter +20%#7ABAEC
Lighter +10%#4DA3E6
Darker −10%#1970B4
Darker −20%#135487
Darker −30%#0D385A
Darker −40%#061C2E
More saturated +25%#0190FF
Less saturated −25%#4088C0

Channel breakdown

R32
G140
B224
Red32 (12.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue206.25°
Saturation (HSL)75.59%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 8C · B E0

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