#205E81#205E81

#205E81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.084 H 237.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#205E81
RGB	rgb(32, 94, 129)
HSL	hsl(202, 60%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(202, 75%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 27.1%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, -7.16, -25.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 26.24, 254.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% -0.0451 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.084 237.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5593, 9.8965, 22.2237)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#205E81 #814320

analogous

#208174 #205E81 #202E81

triadic

#205E81 #81205E #5E8120

tetradic

#205E81 #742081 #814320 #2E8120

square

#205E81 #742081 #814320 #2E8120

split-complementary

#205E81 #81202E #817420

monochromatic

#08171F #143A50 #205E81 #2C82B2 #49A1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#205E81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#205E81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #205E81

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##205E81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##205E81	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5E83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405480

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #205e81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 94, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.084 237.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8ba5',
    500: '#205e81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #205e81;
$custom-light: #6a8ba5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#205e81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.649,
    "s": 60.248,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45919,
    "c": 0.08428,
    "h": 237.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#205E81

secondary

#B47049

accent

#7E44E3

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #205E81

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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