What color is #203C74?

#203C74 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Napoleonic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #203C74?

The RGB value is 32, 60, 116: 32 red, 60 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #203C74?

The complementary color is #745820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #203C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#203C74 color

#203C74 rgb(32, 60, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #203C74 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 23.5% green and 45.5% blue (32, 60, 116).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 57% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Napoleonic Blue (#2C4170), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#203C74 color codes

HEX	`#203C74`
RGB	`rgb(32, 60, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 23.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 57%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 72%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 48%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.15, 10.07, -35.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.15, 36.76, 285.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.363, 4.799, 17.163)`
Decimal	`2112628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #203C74, 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 #203C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#203C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #203C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #203c74; }
.text { color: #203c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #203c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 60 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #203c74, #2e2074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #203C74?: #203C74 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Napoleonic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #203C74?: The RGB value is 32, 60, 116: 32 red, 60 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #203C74?: The complementary color is #745820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #203C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.