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#201ACB Color

#201ACB is rgb(32, 26, 203) in RGB, hsl(242, 77%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 87%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#201ACB
HEX#201ACB
RGBrgb(32, 26, 203)
HSLhsl(242, 77%, 45%)
HSVhsv(242, 87%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 87%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(40.4% 0.248 268.7)
LABlab(25.81% 51.30 -88.57)
LCHlch(25.81% 102.35 300.08)

What #201ACB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #201ACB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.78Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 12.61Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 13.4Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 13.62Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 14.34Duke Blue#00009CΔE 15.52

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#201ACB Channel Values

How #201ACB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 32 · G 26 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 77% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 87% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.14:1 vs white · 2.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #201ACB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #201ACB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #201ACB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #201ACB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#201ACB
Complementary
#C5CB1A
Analogous
#1A6DCB
Analogous
#791ACB
Triadic
#CB201A
Triadic
#1ACB20
Split comp.
#CB791A
Split comp.
#6DCB1A

Tints & Shades of #201ACB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#312BE3
#504AE8
#736FEC
#918EF0
#B4B2F5
#D3D2F9

Shades

#1C17B0
#181395
#13107A
#100D63
#0B0948
#07062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #201ACB.

How #201ACB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#201ACB
Protanopia#1B1BCB
Protanomaly#1D1BCB
Deuteranopia#1C1CCB
Deuteranomaly#1E1BCB
Tritanopia#005252
Tritanomaly#004292
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #201ACB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-201acb: #201ACB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #201ACB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-201acb': '#201ACB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.102, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_201acb">#201ACB</color>
SVG fillfill="#201ACB"

More Blue Colors

#201ACB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#201ACB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #201ACB?

#201ACB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(32, 26, 203) in RGB and hsl(242, 77%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.78.

What is the RGB value of #201ACB?

#201ACB is rgb(32, 26, 203) — red 32, green 26, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #201ACB?

#201ACB converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 87%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #201ACB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #201ACB scores 10.14:1 against white and 2.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #201ACB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #201ACB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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