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#205e8b color: Sapphire Lace

#205e8b is rgb(32, 94, 139) in RGB and oklch(46.479% 0.09611 244.281) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

46.5%
0.096
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #205e8b

#205e8b is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.92:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, 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: #205e8b mixed with white

  1. 205e8b
  2. 396d97
  3. 4f7da2
  4. 658dae
  5. 7a9cba
  6. 8facc5
  7. a5bdd1
  8. bbcddc
  9. d2dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #205e8b mixed with black

  1. 205e8b
  2. 1a5178
  3. 154466
  4. 0f3754
  5. 0a2b43
  6. 061f32
  7. 031423
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #205e8b with less saturation

  1. 205e8b
  2. 295e86
  3. 305e81
  4. 375d7c
  5. 3d5d78
  6. 425d73
  7. 475c6e
  8. 4c5b69
  9. 515b64
  10. 555a5e

Questions about #205e8b

What color is #205e8b?

#205e8b is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(32, 94, 139), in HSL hsl(205.23, 62.57%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.479% 0.09611 244.281).

What colors go well with #205e8b?

The complementary color of #205e8b is #7e4c12. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00667a and #49548f. The triadic partners are #854053 and #4e621e.

Is white or black text more readable on #205e8b?

White text reads better on #205e8b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #205e8b a warm or cool color?

#205e8b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.096.