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Recognised as Colour

#0235A8

  • #0235A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#0235A8 is a blue with RGB values 2, 53, 168 and HSL 222°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#0235A8#0235A8
HEX#0235A8
RGBrgb(2, 53, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2078, 0.6588
RGB percentages0.8%, 20.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(221.6, 97.6%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 98.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK98.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer144,808
CSS custom property--colour: #0235A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 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#323232
Inverted#FDCA57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00556Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 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

Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Midnight blue · ΔE 19.5Navy · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A87502
Analogous#0288A8, #2202A8
Triadic#A80235, #35A802
Split complementary#A82202, #88A802
Tetradic#A80288, #A87502, #02A822

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#79A1FD
Lighter +30%#467EFD
Lighter +20%#145BFC
Lighter +10%#0345DA
Darker −10%#012576
Darker −20%#011543
Darker −30%#000511
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0034AA
Less saturated −25%#173D93

Channel breakdown

R2
G53
B168
Red2 (0.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue221.57°
Saturation (HSL)97.65%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 35 · B A8

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