Colour

#0223C8

#0223C8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0223C8 is a blue with RGB values 2, 35, 200 and HSL 230°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0223C8

RGBrgb(2, 35, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1373, 0.7843

RGB percentages0.8%, 13.7%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(230, 98%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 99%, 78.4%)

CMYK99%, 82.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer140,232

CSS custom property--colour: #0223C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.11:1

Contrast with white10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#FDDC37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0037C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005978no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.5 Dark blue · ΔE 20.6 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4 Navy · ΔE 25.4 Dark violet · ΔE 27.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8A702

Analogous#0286C8, #4402C8

Triadic#C80223, #23C802

Split complementary#C84402, #86C802

Tetradic#C80286, #C8A702, #02C844

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#98A9FE

Lighter +30%#667FFD

Lighter +20%#3355FD

Lighter +10%#032CFA

Darker −10%#011A96

Darker −20%#011163

Darker −30%#000831

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0022CA

Less saturated −25%#1B34AF

Channel breakdown

G35

B200

Red2 (0.8%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)98.02%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 23 · B C8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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