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Recognised as Colour

#0234D5

  • #0234D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0234D5 is a blue with RGB values 2, 52, 213 and HSL 226°, 98%, 42%. 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

#0234D5#0234D5
HEX#0234D5
RGBrgb(2, 52, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2039, 0.8353
RGB percentages0.8%, 20.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(225.8, 98.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 99.1%, 83.5%)
CMYK99.1%, 75.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer144,597
CSS custom property--colour: #0234D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#FDCB2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 23.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Navy · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5A302
Analogous#029ED5, #3902D5
Triadic#D50234, #34D502
Split complementary#D53902, #9ED502
Tetradic#D5029E, #D5A302, #02D539

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5BAFE
Lighter +30%#7293FE
Lighter +20%#406DFD
Lighter +10%#0D46FD
Darker −10%#0228A2
Darker −20%#011B70
Darker −30%#010F3D
Darker −40%#00030B
More saturated +25%#0033D7
Less saturated −25%#1D42BA

Channel breakdown

R2
G52
B213
Red2 (0.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue225.78°
Saturation (HSL)98.14%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 34 · B D5

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