#205eb5

Color #205eb5

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.9 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#205eb5

RGB

rgb(32, 94, 181)

HSL

hsl(215, 70%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 82.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.3%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(40.65, 13.01, -51.6)

LCH

lch(40.65, 53.21, 284.15)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.1517, 257.98)

HWB

hwb(215, 12.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b57720

Analogous

#20a9b5

#205eb5

#2c20b5

Triadic

#205eb5

#b5205e

#5eb520

Split-complementary

#205eb5

#b52c20

#a9b520

Tetradic

#205eb5

#7720b5

#b57720

#5eb520

Square

#205eb5

#b520a9

#b57720

#20b52c

Shades

Color #205eb5 mixed toward black.

#1b4e97

#153f79

#102f5b

#0b1f3c

#05101e

Tints

Color #205eb5 mixed toward white.

#2d75da

#5791e1

#81ace9

#abc8f0

#d5e3f8

Tones

Color #205eb5 mixed toward gray.

#2c60a9

#39629c

#456490

#526683

#5e6977

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.33:1

White text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4344a5 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#403ba1 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#269794 · ΔE 33.5

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 24.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #205eb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#205eb5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#205eb5 (#205eb5) is rgb(32, 94, 181) in RGB.

No, #205eb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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