What color is #203A5C?

#203A5C is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203A5C?

The RGB value is 32, 58, 92: 32 red, 58 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203A5C?

The complementary color is #5C4220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203A5C color

#203A5C rgb(32, 58, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #203A5C is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 22.7% green and 36.1% blue (32, 58, 92).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 48% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#203A5C color codes

HEX	`#203A5C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 58, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 22.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 48%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 65%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 37%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.02, 2, -23.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.02, 23.39, 274.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.04, 4.106, 10.703)`
Decimal	`2112092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203A5C, 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 #203A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #203A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203a5c; }
.text { color: #203a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 58 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203a5c, #24205c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #203A5C?: #203A5C is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203A5C?: The RGB value is 32, 58, 92: 32 red, 58 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203A5C?: The complementary color is #5C4220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.