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#205d8a color: Sapphire Lace

#205d8a is rgb(32, 93, 138) in RGB and oklch(46.171% 0.09575 244.633) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

46.2%
0.096
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #205d8a

#205d8a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.01:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, 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: #205d8a mixed with white

  1. 205d8a
  2. 396c96
  3. 4f7ca1
  4. 648cad
  5. 7a9cb9
  6. 8facc5
  7. a5bcd0
  8. bbcddc
  9. d1dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #205d8a mixed with black

  1. 205d8a
  2. 1a5077
  3. 154365
  4. 0f3753
  5. 0a2a42
  6. 061f32
  7. 031422
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #205d8a with less saturation

  1. 205d8a
  2. 295d85
  3. 305d80
  4. 365c7c
  5. 3c5c77
  6. 425c72
  7. 475b6d
  8. 4b5b68
  9. 505a63
  10. 54595e

Questions about #205d8a

What color is #205d8a?

#205d8a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(32, 93, 138), in HSL hsl(205.47, 62.35%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.171% 0.09575 244.633).

What colors go well with #205d8a?

The complementary color of #205d8a is #7d4b11. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006579 and #49538e. The triadic partners are #843f52 and #4d611e.

Is white or black text more readable on #205d8a?

White text reads better on #205d8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #205d8a a warm or cool color?

#205d8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.096.