#203B9E#203B9E
#203B9E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.164 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #203B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(32, 59, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 62.7%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.17, 27.41, -56.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.17, 62.82, 295.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.98% -0.0092 -0.1635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.98% 0.164 266.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3290, 5.9027, 33.0415) |
| Luminance | 0.0590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.36
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.79
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.41
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.84
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.87
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#203B9E #9E8320
analogous
#207A9E #203B9E #44209E
triadic
#203B9E #9E203B #3B9E20
tetradic
#203B9E #9E207A #9E8320 #209E44
square
#203B9E #9E207A #9E8320 #209E44
split-complementary
#203B9E #9E4420 #7A9E20
monochromatic
#0B1538 #16286B #203B9E #2A4ED1 #5B77DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.63
#203B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.18
#203B9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #203B9E
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##203B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##203B9E | 1.00 | 9.63 | 2.18 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003F9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005566
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #203b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 59, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.164 266.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7170bc',
500: '#203b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #203b9e; $custom-light: #7170bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#203b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 32,
"g": 59,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.143,
"s": 66.316,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39983,
"c": 0.16375,
"h": 266.8
},
"luminance": 0.05904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#203B9E
secondary
#C2AB58
accent
#C53FE9
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EDECF6
border
#C8C7D0
text
#090712
muted
#7B7A81