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#205b8d color: Sapphire Lace

#205b8d is rgb(32, 91, 141) in RGB and oklch(45.854% 0.10145 247.934) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

45.9%
0.101
248°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #205b8d

#205b8d is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.14:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #205b8d mixed with white

  1. 205b8d
  2. 386b99
  3. 4e7ba4
  4. 648bb0
  5. 799bbb
  6. 8fabc6
  7. a5bbd2
  8. bbccdd
  9. d1dde8
  10. e8eef4

Darker: #205b8d mixed with black

  1. 205b8d
  2. 1a4e7a
  3. 154167
  4. 0f3555
  5. 0a2944
  6. 061e33
  7. 031323
  8. 010914
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #205b8d with less saturation

  1. 205b8d
  2. 285b88
  3. 2f5b83
  4. 365b7d
  5. 3b5b78
  6. 415a73
  7. 465a6e
  8. 4a5968
  9. 4f5963
  10. 53585d

Questions about #205b8d

What color is #205b8d?

#205b8d is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(32, 91, 141), in HSL hsl(207.52, 63.01%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.854% 0.10145 247.934).

What colors go well with #205b8d?

The complementary color of #205b8d is #7c4b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00647d and #4b508f. The triadic partners are #863c4d and #47621c.

Is white or black text more readable on #205b8d?

White text reads better on #205b8d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #205b8d a warm or cool color?

#205b8d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.101.