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Recognised as Colour

#0234BF

  • #0234BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0234BF is a blue with RGB values 2, 52, 191 and HSL 224°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0234BF#0234BF
HEX#0234BF
RGBrgb(2, 52, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2039, 0.749
RGB percentages0.8%, 20.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(224.1, 97.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 99%, 74.9%)
CMYK99%, 72.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer144,575
CSS custom property--colour: #0234BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#FDCB40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.1Navy · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 24Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2Indigo · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8D02
Analogous#0293BF, #2E02BF
Triadic#BF0234, #34BF02
Split complementary#BF2E02, #93BF02
Tetradic#BF0293, #BF8D02, #02BF2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FACFE
Lighter +30%#5D87FD
Lighter +20%#2A62FD
Lighter +10%#0342F1
Darker −10%#01268D
Darker −20%#01195A
Darker −30%#000B28
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0033C1
Less saturated −25%#1A3FA7

Channel breakdown

R2
G52
B191
Red2 (0.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue224.13°
Saturation (HSL)97.93%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 34 · B BF

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