Palettes / Colors / #206FAC

#206FAC — Blue

#206FAC is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #206FAC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#206FAC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AC5D20; it also sits naturally between #20ACA3 and #2029AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 44% · Blue 67%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #206FAC

.text { color: #206FAC; }
.background { background-color: #206FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #206FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 111, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 69%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #206FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 111, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #206FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 111, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#206FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#206FAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #206FAC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AC5D20:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #206FAC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #206FAC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #206FAC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #206FAC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #206FAB  ·  #206FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #206FAC?

#206FAC is Blue, a blue color (RGB 32, 111, 172). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #206FAC?

#206FAC is RGB 32, 111, 172 — HSL 206°, 69%, 40% — CMYK 81%, 35%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #206FAC?

Its complement is #AC5D20; analogous partners are #20ACA3 and #2029AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #206FAC for text?

White text on #206FAC has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.93:1.