What color is #202044?

#202044 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202044?

The RGB value is 32, 32, 68: 32 red, 32 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202044?

The complementary color is #444420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202044?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202044 color

#202044 rgb(32, 32, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #202044 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 12.5% green and 26.7% blue (32, 32, 68).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 36% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#202044 color codes

HEX	`#202044`
RGB	`rgb(32, 32, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 12.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 36%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 53%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 53%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.16, 11.53, -22.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.16, 25.54, 296.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.155, 1.757, 5.693)`
Decimal	`2105412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202044, 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 #202044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #202044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202044; }
.text { color: #202044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 32 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202044, #322044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #202044?: #202044 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202044?: The RGB value is 32, 32, 68: 32 red, 32 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202044?: The complementary color is #444420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202044?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.