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Recognised as Colour

#0235DA

  • #0235DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0235DA is a blue with RGB values 2, 53, 218 and HSL 226°, 98%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0235DA#0235DA
HEX#0235DA
RGBrgb(2, 53, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2078, 0.8549
RGB percentages0.8%, 20.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(225.8, 98.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 99.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK99.1%, 75.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer144,858
CSS custom property--colour: #0235DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#FDCA25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Dark blue · ΔE 24.9Navy · ΔE 29.2Dark violet · ΔE 29.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAA702
Analogous#02A1DA, #3B02DA
Triadic#DA0235, #35DA02
Split complementary#DA3B02, #A1DA02
Tetradic#DA02A1, #DAA702, #02DA3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AABEFE
Lighter +30%#7797FE
Lighter +20%#4570FD
Lighter +10%#124AFD
Darker −10%#0229A7
Darker −20%#011C75
Darker −30%#011042
Darker −40%#000410
More saturated +25%#0034DC
Less saturated −25%#1D44BF

Channel breakdown

R2
G53
B218
Red2 (0.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue225.83°
Saturation (HSL)98.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 35 · B DA

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