What color is #203192?

#203192 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203192?

The RGB value is 32, 49, 146: 32 red, 49 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203192?

The complementary color is #928120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203192?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203192 color

#203192 rgb(32, 49, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #203192 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 19.2% green and 57.3% blue (32, 49, 146).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 64% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Royal Night (#2B3191), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#203192 color codes

HEX	`#203192`
RGB	`rgb(32, 49, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 19.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 64%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 78%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 66%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.5, 29.51, -55.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.5, 62.59, 298.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.88, 4.578, 27.71)`
Decimal	`2109842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203192, 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 #203192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #203192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203192; }
.text { color: #203192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 49 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203192, #482092); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #203192?: #203192 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203192?: The RGB value is 32, 49, 146: 32 red, 49 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203192?: The complementary color is #928120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203192?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.