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Recognised as Colour

#0236EB

  • #0236EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0236EB is a blue with RGB values 2, 54, 235 and HSL 227°, 98%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0236EB#0236EB
HEX#0236EB
RGBrgb(2, 54, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2118, 0.9216
RGB percentages0.8%, 21.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(226.6, 98.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 99.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK99.1%, 77%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer145,131
CSS custom property--colour: #0236EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#FDC914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Blue · ΔE 27.8Dark violet · ΔE 29.1Dark blue · ΔE 31.4Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB702
Analogous#02ABEB, #4202EB
Triadic#EB0236, #36EB02
Split complementary#EB4202, #ABEB02
Tetradic#EB02AB, #EBB702, #02EB42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBCAFE
Lighter +30%#88A2FE
Lighter +20%#557BFE
Lighter +10%#2354FD
Darker −10%#022AB8
Darker −20%#011F86
Darker −30%#011353
Darker −40%#000821
More saturated +25%#0035ED
Less saturated −25%#2046CD

Channel breakdown

R2
G54
B235
Red2 (0.8%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue226.61°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 36 · B EB

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