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Recognised as Colour

#0235F9

  • #0235F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0235F9 is a blue with RGB values 2, 53, 249 and HSL 228°, 98%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0235F9#0235F9
HEX#0235F9
RGBrgb(2, 53, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2078, 0.9765
RGB percentages0.8%, 20.8%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(227.6, 98.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 99.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK99.2%, 78.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer144,889
CSS custom property--colour: #0235F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#FDCA06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.1Blue · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.3Dark violet · ΔE 30.5Dark blue · ΔE 37.7Dark orchid · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9C602
Analogous#02B1F9, #4A02F9
Triadic#F90235, #35F902
Split complementary#F94A02, #B1F902
Tetradic#F902B1, #F9C602, #02F94A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8D4FF
Lighter +30%#96ABFE
Lighter +20%#6383FE
Lighter +10%#315BFD
Darker −10%#022AC6
Darker −20%#011F94
Darker −30%#011561
Darker −40%#000A2F
More saturated +25%#0034FB
Less saturated −25%#2147DA

Channel breakdown

R2
G53
B249
Red2 (0.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue227.61°
Saturation (HSL)98.41%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 35 · B F9

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