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#20274B Color

#20274B is rgb(32, 39, 75) in RGB, hsl(230, 40%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 48%, 0%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Space Cadet (#1D2951), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20274B
HEX#20274B
RGBrgb(32, 39, 75)
HSLhsl(230, 40%, 21%)
HSVhsv(230, 57%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 48%, 0%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(28.6% 0.066 273.2)
LABlab(16.52% 6.20 -23.74)
LCHlch(16.52% 24.54 284.62)

What #20274B 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 #20274B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#20274B Channel Values

How #20274B 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 39 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 40% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 57% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.45:1 vs white · 1.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #20274B 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 text14.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #20274B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #20274B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #20274B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #20274B.

How #20274B 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#20274B
Protanopia#26264B
Protanomaly#24264B
Deuteranopia#25254B
Deuteranomaly#23264B
Tritanopia#162D2D
Tritanomaly#1A2B3B
Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #20274B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-20274b: #20274B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20274B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-20274b': '#20274B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.153, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_20274b">#20274B</color>
SVG fillfill="#20274B"

More Blue Colors

#20274B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#20274B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #20274B?

#20274B is a dark blue — rgb(32, 39, 75) in RGB and hsl(230, 40%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.98.

What is the RGB value of #20274B?

#20274B is rgb(32, 39, 75) — red 32, green 39, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20274B?

#20274B converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 48%, 0%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #20274B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #20274B scores 14.45:1 against white and 1.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #20274B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #20274B 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 27.97, which is a different colour altogether.

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