What color is #200B77?

#200B77 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Child of the Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200B77?

The RGB value is 32, 11, 119: 32 red, 11 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200B77?

The complementary color is #62770B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200B77 color

#200B77 rgb(32, 11, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #200B77 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 4.3% green and 46.7% blue (32, 11, 119).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 83% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Child of the Night (#220077), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#200B77 color codes

HEX	`#200B77`
RGB	`rgb(32, 11, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 4.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 83%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 91%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 91%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.83, 41.65, -55.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.83, 69.62, 306.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.044, 1.878, 17.599)`
Decimal	`2100087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200B77, 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 #200B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #200B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200b77; }
.text { color: #200b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 11 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200b77, #560b77); }

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Questions

What color is #200B77?: #200B77 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Child of the Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200B77?: The RGB value is 32, 11, 119: 32 red, 11 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200B77?: The complementary color is #62770B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.