What color is #202545?

#202545 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 #202545?

The RGB value is 32, 37, 69: 32 red, 37 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202545?

The complementary color is #454020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202545 color

#202545 rgb(32, 37, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #202545 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 14.5% green and 27.1% blue (32, 37, 69).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#202545 color codes

HEX	`#202545`
RGB	`rgb(32, 37, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 14.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 46%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.8, 8.21, -20.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.8, 22.43, 291.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.331, 2.06, 5.904)`
Decimal	`2106693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202545, 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 #202545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #202545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202545; }
.text { color: #202545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 37 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202545, #2e2045); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #202545?: #202545 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 #202545?: The RGB value is 32, 37, 69: 32 red, 37 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202545?: The complementary color is #454020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.