What color is #202544?

#202544 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 #202544?

The RGB value is 32, 37, 68: 32 red, 37 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202544?

The complementary color is #443F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202544 color

#202544 rgb(32, 37, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #202544 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 14.5% green and 26.7% blue (32, 37, 68).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 36% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#202544 color codes

HEX	`#202544`
RGB	`rgb(32, 37, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 14.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 36%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 53%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 46%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.73, 7.84, -20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.73, 21.75, 291.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.3, 2.047, 5.742)`
Decimal	`2106692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202544, 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 #202544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #202544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202544; }
.text { color: #202544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 37 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202544, #2d2044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #202544?: #202544 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 #202544?: The RGB value is 32, 37, 68: 32 red, 37 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202544?: The complementary color is #443F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.