What color is #204BEC?

#204BEC is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Magic Ink. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204BEC?

The RGB value is 32, 75, 236: 32 red, 75 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204BEC?

The complementary color is #ECC120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204BEC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204BEC color

#204BEC rgb(32, 75, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #204BEC is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 29.4% green and 92.5% blue (32, 75, 236).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 84% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Magic Ink (#0247FE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#204BEC color codes

HEX	`#204BEC`
RGB	`rgb(32, 75, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 29.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 84%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 86%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 68%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.23, 46.05, -83.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.23, 95.75, 298.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.247, 11.393, 80.578)`
Decimal	`2116588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204BEC, 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 #204BEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#204BEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #204BEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204bec; }
.text { color: #204bec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204bec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 75 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204bec, #5b20ec); }

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Questions

What color is #204BEC?: #204BEC is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Magic Ink. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204BEC?: The RGB value is 32, 75, 236: 32 red, 75 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204BEC?: The complementary color is #ECC120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204BEC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.