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#205b8a color: Sapphire Lace

#205b8a is rgb(32, 91, 138) in RGB and oklch(45.674% 0.09759 246.433) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

45.7%
0.098
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #205b8a

#205b8a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.7% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.18:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #205b8a mixed with white

  1. 205b8a
  2. 386b96
  3. 4e7aa2
  4. 648aad
  5. 799bb9
  6. 8fabc5
  7. a5bbd0
  8. bbccdc
  9. d1dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #205b8a mixed with black

  1. 205b8a
  2. 1a4e77
  3. 154165
  4. 0f3553
  5. 0a2942
  6. 061e32
  7. 031322
  8. 010914
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #205b8a with less saturation

  1. 205b8a
  2. 285b85
  3. 2f5b80
  4. 365b7b
  5. 3b5a76
  6. 415a71
  7. 455a6c
  8. 4a5967
  9. 4f5862
  10. 53585c

Questions about #205b8a

What color is #205b8a?

#205b8a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(32, 91, 138), in HSL hsl(206.6, 62.35%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.674% 0.09759 246.433).

What colors go well with #205b8a?

The complementary color of #205b8a is #7b4a08. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00637a and #49518d. The triadic partners are #833d4e and #49611d.

Is white or black text more readable on #205b8a?

White text reads better on #205b8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #205b8a a warm or cool color?

#205b8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 45.7% and its chroma 0.098.