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#205BD8

#205bd8 ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#205bd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.19% cyan, 57.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 220.76°, with 74.19% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.1275

Complementary

  1. #205bd8
  2. #d89d20

Split complementary

  1. #205bd8
  2. #d84120
  3. #b7d820

Analogous

  1. #20b7d8
  2. #205bd8
  3. #4120d8

Triadic

  1. #205bd8
  2. #d8205b
  3. #5bd820

Tetradic

  1. #205bd8
  2. #9d20d8
  3. #d89d20
  4. #5bd820

Square

  1. #205bd8
  2. #d820b7
  3. #d89d20
  4. #20d841

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2353
  2. #163f95
  3. #205bd8
  4. #5d8ae7
  5. #a0baf1

Shades

#205bd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #205bd8
  2. #1d52c2
  3. #1a49ad
  4. #164097
  5. #133782
  6. #102e6c
  7. #0d2456
  8. #0a1b41
  9. #06122b
  10. #030916
  11. #000000

Tints

#205bd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #205bd8
  2. #366bdc
  3. #4d7ce0
  4. #638ce4
  5. #799de8
  6. #90adec
  7. #a6bdef
  8. #bccef3
  9. #d2def7
  10. #e9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#205bd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #205bd8
  2. #2a5fcf
  3. #3362c6
  4. #3d66be
  5. #466ab5
  6. #506eac
  7. #5a71a3
  8. #63759a
  9. #6d7992
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5161a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-205bd8 {
  color: #205bd8;
}
Background
.bg-205bd8 {
  background-color: #205bd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-205bd8 {
  border: 2px solid #205bd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #205bd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 91 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-205bd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #205bd8, #4120d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-205bd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 91 216 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.87 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.96 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.23 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.27 #dfa427 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#205bd8  rgb(32, 91, 216)  hsl(221, 74%, 49%)  Denim
#d89d20  rgb(216, 157, 32)  hsl(41, 74%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#d8205b  rgb(216, 32, 91)  hsl(341, 74%, 49%)  Ruby
#5bd820  rgb(91, 216, 32)  hsl(101, 74%, 49%)  Lime Green