What color is #0205C9?

#0205C9 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Medium Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0205C9?

The RGB value is 2, 5, 201: 2 red, 5 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0205C9?

The complementary color is #C9C602, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0205C9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0205C9 color

#0205C9 rgb(2, 5, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0205C9 is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 2% green and 78.8% blue (2, 5, 201).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 98% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#0205C9 color codes

HEX	`#0205C9`
RGB	`rgb(2, 5, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 98%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 99%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 98%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.76, 65.14, -89.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.76, 110.71, 306.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.618, 4.337, 55.524)`
Decimal	`132553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0205C9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0205C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0205C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0205C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0205c9; }
.text { color: #0205c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0205c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 5 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0205c9, #6302c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0205C9?: #0205C9 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Medium Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0205C9?: The RGB value is 2, 5, 201: 2 red, 5 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0205C9?: The complementary color is #C9C602, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0205C9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.