Colour

#20232B

#20232B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#20232B is a blue with RGB values 32, 35, 43 and HSL 224°, 15%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#20232B#20232B

HEX#20232B

RGBrgb(32, 35, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.1373, 0.1686

RGB percentages12.5%, 13.7%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(223.6, 14.7%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 25.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK25.6%, 18.6%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,106,155

CSS custom property--colour: #20232B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.71:1

Contrast with white15.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#DFDCD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#21242Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#20232Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#1D2526no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2 Slate grey · ΔE 39.5 Gray · ΔE 40.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B2820

Analogous#20292B, #23202B

Triadic#2B2023, #232B20

Split complementary#2B2320, #292B20

Tetradic#2B2029, #2B2820, #202B23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7B849C

Lighter +30%#616A83

Lighter +20%#4C5365

Lighter +10%#363B48

Darker −10%#0A0B0E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#171F34

Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R32

G35

B43

Red32 (12.5%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)14.67%

Lightness14.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 23 · B 2B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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