#204c9e

Color #204c9e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#204c9e

RGB

rgb(32, 76, 158)

HSL

hsl(219, 66.3%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 79.7%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.7%, 51.9%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(33.86, 15.87, -48.88)

LCH

lch(33.86, 51.39, 287.99)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.1423, 261.43)

HWB

hwb(219, 12.5%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e7220

Analogous

#208b9e

#204c9e

#33209e

Triadic

#204c9e

#9e204c

#4c9e20

Split-complementary

#204c9e

#9e3320

#8b9e20

Tetradic

#204c9e

#72209e

#9e7220

#4c9e20

Square

#204c9e

#9e208b

#9e7220

#209e33

Shades

Color #204c9e mixed toward black.

#1b3f84

#153369

#10264f

#0b1935

#050d1a

Tints

Color #204c9e mixed toward white.

#2962ca

#4e7fdb

#7a9fe4

#a6bfed

#d3dff6

Tones

Color #204c9e mixed toward gray.

#2b4f94

#355389

#40567f

#4a5974

#555c6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.59:1

White text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#38388f · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#35328c · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#24837f · ΔE 32.8

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 24

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #204c9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#204c9e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#204c9e (#204c9e) is rgb(32, 76, 158) in RGB.

No, #204c9e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #204c9e, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast