#205E9E#205E9E
#205E9E is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.121 H 252.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #205E9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(32, 94, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 40.5%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.21, 3.97, -40.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.21, 40.50, 275.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.65% -0.0363 -0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.65% 0.121 252.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7676, 10.7798, 33.8543) |
| Luminance | 0.1078 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.97
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.55
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.63
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.30
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.32
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#205E9E #9E6020
analogous
#209D9E #205E9E #21209E
triadic
#205E9E #9E205E #5E9E20
tetradic
#205E9E #9E209D #9E6020 #209E21
square
#205E9E #9E209D #9E6020 #209E21
split-complementary
#205E9E #9E2120 #9D9E20
monochromatic
#0B2138 #16406B #205E9E #2A7CD1 #5B9BDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.65
#205E9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#205E9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #205E9E
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##205E9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##205E9E | 1.00 | 6.65 | 3.16 | 6.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F63A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B579D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #205e9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 94, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.121 252.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f8bbb',
500: '#205e9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #205e9e; $custom-light: #6f8bbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#205e9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 32,
"g": 94,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.476,
"s": 66.316,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47647,
"c": 0.12076,
"h": 252.5
},
"luminance": 0.10781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#205E9E
secondary
#C28E58
accent
#953FE9
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81