Recognised as Colour
#0223B9
- #0223B9
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#0223B9 is a blue with RGB values 2, 35, 185 and HSL 229°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#0223B9#0223B9
HEX#0223B9
RGBrgb(2, 35, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1373, 0.7255
RGB percentages0.8%, 13.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(229.2, 97.9%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 98.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK98.9%, 81.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer140,217
CSS custom property--colour: #0223B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#FDDC46
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B99802
Analogous#027EB9, #3D02B9
Triadic#B90223, #23B902
Split complementary#B93D02, #7EB902
Tetradic#B9027E, #B99802, #02B93D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R2
G35
B185
Red2 (0.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue229.18°
Saturation (HSL)97.86%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 23 · B B9
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