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#205EA9

#205ea9 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#205ea9 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 36.86% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.07% cyan, 44.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 212.85°, with 68.16% saturation and 39.41% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.1118

Complementary

  1. #205ea9
  2. #a96b20

Split complementary

  1. #205ea9
  2. #a92720
  3. #a2a920

Analogous

  1. #20a2a9
  2. #205ea9
  3. #2720a9

Triadic

  1. #205ea9
  2. #a9205e
  3. #5ea920

Tetradic

  1. #205ea9
  2. #6b20a9
  3. #a96b20
  4. #5ea920

Square

  1. #205ea9
  2. #a920a2
  3. #a96b20
  4. #20a927

Monochromatic

  1. #081628
  2. #143a69
  3. #205ea9
  4. #3c83da
  5. #7cace6

Shades

#205ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #205ea9
  2. #1d5598
  3. #1a4b87
  4. #164276
  5. #133865
  6. #102f55
  7. #0d2644
  8. #0a1c33
  9. #061322
  10. #030911
  11. #000000

Tints

#205ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #205ea9
  2. #366eb2
  3. #4d7eba
  4. #638ec3
  5. #799ecb
  6. #90afd4
  7. #a6bfdd
  8. #bccfe5
  9. #d2dfee
  10. #e9eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#205ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #205ea9
  2. #2a61a5
  3. #3365a1
  4. #3d689d
  5. #466c99
  6. #506f95
  7. #5a7290
  8. #63768c
  9. #6d7988
  10. #767d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3765ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b58a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00707b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3062ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d5ba8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-205ea9 {
  color: #205ea9;
}
Background
.bg-205ea9 {
  background-color: #205ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-205ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #205ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #205ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 94 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 68% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-205ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #205ea9, #2720a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-205ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 94 169 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 2.30 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.13 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.48 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.03 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.85 #dfa156 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#205ea9  rgb(32, 94, 169)  hsl(213, 68%, 39%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a96b20  rgb(169, 107, 32)  hsl(33, 68%, 39%)  Ginger
#a9205e  rgb(169, 32, 94)  hsl(333, 68%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea920  rgb(94, 169, 32)  hsl(93, 68%, 39%)  Kelly Green