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Recognised as Colour

#0235DC

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

#0235DC is a blue with RGB values 2, 53, 220 and HSL 226°, 98%, 44%. 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

#0235DC#0235DC
HEX#0235DC
RGBrgb(2, 53, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2078, 0.8627
RGB percentages0.8%, 20.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(226, 98.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 99.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK99.1%, 75.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer144,860
CSS custom property--colour: #0235DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#FDCA23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006887no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark blue · ΔE 25.6Dark violet · ΔE 29.3Navy · ΔE 30Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA902
Analogous#02A2DC, #3C02DC
Triadic#DC0235, #35DC02
Split complementary#DC3C02, #A2DC02
Tetradic#DC02A2, #DCA902, #02DC3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACBFFE
Lighter +30%#7998FE
Lighter +20%#4771FD
Lighter +10%#144BFD
Darker −10%#0229A9
Darker −20%#011D77
Darker −30%#011044
Darker −40%#000412
More saturated +25%#0034DE
Less saturated −25%#1E44C0

Channel breakdown

R2
G53
B220
Red2 (0.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue225.96°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 35 · B DC

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