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#205BD5

#205bd5 ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#205bd5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 35.69% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.98% cyan, 57.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 220.44°, with 73.88% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1259

Complementary

  1. #205bd5
  2. #d59a20

Split complementary

  1. #205bd5
  2. #d53f20
  3. #b6d520

Analogous

  1. #20b6d5
  2. #205bd5
  3. #3f20d5

Triadic

  1. #205bd5
  2. #d5205b
  3. #5bd520

Tetradic

  1. #205bd5
  2. #9a20d5
  3. #d59a20
  4. #5bd520

Square

  1. #205bd5
  2. #d520b6
  3. #d59a20
  4. #20d53f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2250
  2. #163f92
  3. #205bd5
  4. #5b89e6
  5. #9eb9f0

Shades

#205bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #205bd5
  2. #1d52c0
  3. #1a49aa
  4. #164095
  5. #133780
  6. #102e6b
  7. #0d2455
  8. #0a1b40
  9. #06122b
  10. #030915
  11. #000000

Tints

#205bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #205bd5
  2. #366bd9
  3. #4d7cdd
  4. #638ce2
  5. #799de6
  6. #90adea
  7. #a6bdee
  8. #bccef2
  9. #d2def7
  10. #e9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#205bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #205bd5
  2. #2a5fcd
  3. #3362c4
  4. #3d66bc
  5. #466ab3
  6. #506eab
  7. #5a71a2
  8. #63759a
  9. #6d7991
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51609e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-205bd5 {
  color: #205bd5;
}
Background
.bg-205bd5 {
  background-color: #205bd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-205bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #205bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #205bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 91 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 74% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-205bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #205bd5, #3f20d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-205bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 91 213 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.08 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.22 #dfa42a Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#205bd5  rgb(32, 91, 213)  hsl(220, 74%, 48%)  Denim
#d59a20  rgb(213, 154, 32)  hsl(40, 74%, 48%)  Gamboge
#d5205b  rgb(213, 32, 91)  hsl(340, 74%, 48%)  Ruby
#5bd520  rgb(91, 213, 32)  hsl(100, 74%, 48%)  Lime Green