What color is #204770?

#204770 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204770?

The RGB value is 32, 71, 112: 32 red, 71 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204770?

The complementary color is #704920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204770 color

#204770 rgb(32, 71, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #204770 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 27.8% green and 43.9% blue (32, 71, 112).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 56% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Twilight Night (#254770), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#204770 color codes

HEX	`#204770`
RGB	`rgb(32, 71, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 27.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 56%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 71%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 37%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.37, 0.98, -27.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.37, 27.72, 272.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.772, 5.983, 16.177)`
Decimal	`2115440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204770, 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 #204770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #204770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204770; }
.text { color: #204770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 71 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204770, #212070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #204770?: #204770 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204770?: The RGB value is 32, 71, 112: 32 red, 71 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204770?: The complementary color is #704920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.