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#205AAA

#205aaa ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#205aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.18% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 214.78°, with 68.32% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1052

Complementary

  1. #205aaa
  2. #aa7020

Split complementary

  1. #205aaa
  2. #aa2b20
  3. #9faa20

Analogous

  1. #209faa
  2. #205aaa
  3. #2b20aa

Triadic

  1. #205aaa
  2. #aa205a
  3. #5aaa20

Tetradic

  1. #205aaa
  2. #7020aa
  3. #aa7020
  4. #5aaa20

Square

  1. #205aaa
  2. #aa209f
  3. #aa7020
  4. #20aa2b

Monochromatic

  1. #081629
  2. #14386a
  3. #205aaa
  4. #3c7fda
  5. #7da9e6

Shades

#205aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #205aaa
  2. #1d5199
  3. #1a4888
  4. #163f77
  5. #133666
  6. #102d55
  7. #0d2444
  8. #0a1b33
  9. #061222
  10. #030911
  11. #000000

Tints

#205aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #205aaa
  2. #366bb3
  3. #4d7bbb
  4. #638cc4
  5. #799ccc
  6. #90add5
  7. #a6bddd
  8. #bccee6
  9. #d2deee
  10. #e9eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#205aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #205aaa
  2. #2a5ea6
  3. #3362a2
  4. #3d659d
  5. #466999
  6. #506d95
  7. #5a7191
  8. #63758d
  9. #6d7888
  10. #767c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5b82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e62ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0555a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #295fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1457a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00668f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-205aaa {
  color: #205aaa;
}
Background
.bg-205aaa {
  background-color: #205aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-205aaa {
  border: 2px solid #205aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #205aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 68% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-205aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #205aaa, #2b20aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-205aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.89 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.40 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.58 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.51 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.61 #dfa555 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Denim
#205aaa  rgb(32, 90, 170)  hsl(215, 68%, 40%)  Denim
#aa7020  rgb(170, 112, 32)  hsl(35, 68%, 40%)  Ginger
#aa205a  rgb(170, 32, 90)  hsl(335, 68%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5aaa20  rgb(90, 170, 32)  hsl(95, 68%, 40%)  Kelly Green