What color is #202A5E?

#202A5E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202A5E?

The RGB value is 32, 42, 94: 32 red, 42 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202A5E?

The complementary color is #5E5420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202A5E color

#202A5E rgb(32, 42, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #202A5E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.5% green and 36.9% blue (32, 42, 94).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 49% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#202A5E color codes

HEX	`#202A5E`
RGB	`rgb(32, 42, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 49%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 66%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 55%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.1, 14.14, -32.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.1, 35.41, 293.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.443, 2.771, 10.941)`
Decimal	`2107998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202A5E, 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 #202A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #202A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202a5e; }
.text { color: #202a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 42 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202a5e, #35205e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #202A5E?: #202A5E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202A5E?: The RGB value is 32, 42, 94: 32 red, 42 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202A5E?: The complementary color is #5E5420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.