#205EA5#205EA5

#205EA5 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.130 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#205EA5
RGB	rgb(32, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(212, 68%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(212, 81%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.63, 6.72, -43.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.63, 44.32, 278.72°)
OKLab	oklab(48.11% -0.0347 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(48.11% 0.13 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.3874, 11.0277, 37.1184)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#205EA5 #A56720

analogous

#20A0A5 #205EA5 #2420A5

triadic

#205EA5 #A5205E #5EA520

tetradic

#205EA5 #A520A0 #A56720 #20A524

square

#205EA5 #A520A0 #A56720 #20A524

split-complementary

#205EA5 #A52420 #A0A520

monochromatic

#0C243E #164172 #205EA5 #2C7BD6 #5F9BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#205EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#205EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #205EA5

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##205EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##205EA5	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A64A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2258A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #205ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.130 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718bc0',
    500: '#205ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #205ea5;
$custom-light: #718bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#205ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.03,
    "s": 67.513,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48111,
    "c": 0.13015,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#205EA5

secondary

#C5945C

accent

#9A3DEA

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #205EA5

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

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