Colour

#0023F2

#0023F2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0023F2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 35, 242 and HSL 231°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0023F2

RGBrgb(0, 35, 242)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1373, 0.949

RGB percentages0%, 13.7%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(231.3, 100%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 100%, 94.9%)

CMYK100%, 85.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,202

CSS custom property--colour: #0023F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1

Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#FFDC0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2 Blue · ΔE 14.5 Blue violet · ΔE 26 Dark violet · ΔE 30.7 Dark blue · ΔE 39.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2CF00

Analogous#009CF2, #5600F2

Triadic#F20023, #23F200

Split complementary#F25600, #9CF200

Tetradic#F2009C, #F2CF00, #00F256

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BFC8FF

Lighter +30%#8C9DFF

Lighter +20%#5971FF

Lighter +10%#2645FF

Darker −10%#001CBF

Darker −20%#00148C

Darker −30%#000D59

Darker −40%#000526

More saturated +25%#0023F2

Less saturated −25%#1E38D4

Channel breakdown

G35

B242

Red0 (0%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue231.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 23 · B F2

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