What color is #204F71?

#204F71 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color 3AM in Shibuya. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #204F71?

The RGB value is 32, 79, 113: 32 red, 79 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #204F71?

The complementary color is #714220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#204F71 color

#204F71 rgb(32, 79, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #204F71 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 31% green and 44.3% blue (32, 79, 113).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 56% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is 3AM in Shibuya (#225577), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#204F71 color codes

HEX	`#204F71`
RGB	`rgb(32, 79, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 31%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 56%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 72%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 30%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, -3.84, -24.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 24.48, 260.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.371, 7.091, 16.652)`
Decimal	`2117489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #204F71, 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 #204F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #204F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204f71; }
.text { color: #204f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 79 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204f71, #202671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #204F71?: #204F71 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color 3AM in Shibuya. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #204F71?: The RGB value is 32, 79, 113: 32 red, 79 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #204F71?: The complementary color is #714220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.