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Recognised as Colour

#0223EB

  • #0223EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0223EB is a blue with RGB values 2, 35, 235 and HSL 232°, 98%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0223EB#0223EB
HEX#0223EB
RGBrgb(2, 35, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1373, 0.9216
RGB percentages0.8%, 13.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(231.5, 98.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 99.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK99.1%, 85.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer140,267
CSS custom property--colour: #0223EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#FDDC14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00688Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9Blue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.3Dark violet · ΔE 29.2Dark blue · ΔE 36.3Dark orchid · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCA02
Analogous#0298EB, #5502EB
Triadic#EB0223, #23EB02
Split complementary#EB5502, #98EB02
Tetradic#EB0298, #EBCA02, #02EB55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBC4FE
Lighter +30%#8899FE
Lighter +20%#556DFE
Lighter +10%#2342FD
Darker −10%#021BB8
Darker −20%#011486
Darker −30%#010C53
Darker −40%#000521
More saturated +25%#0022ED
Less saturated −25%#2038CD

Channel breakdown

R2
G35
B235
Red2 (0.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue231.5°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 23 · B EB

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