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Recognised as Colour

#2230C8

  • #2230C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2230C8 is a blue with RGB values 34, 48, 200 and HSL 235°, 71%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2230C8#2230C8
HEX#2230C8
RGBrgb(34, 48, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1882, 0.7843
RGB percentages13.3%, 18.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(234.9, 70.9%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 83%, 78.4%)
CMYK83%, 76%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,240,712
CSS custom property--colour: #2230C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#DDCF37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19Medium blue · ΔE 22.7Navy · ΔE 22.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8BA22
Analogous#2283C8, #6722C8
Triadic#C82230, #30C822
Split complementary#C86722, #83C822
Tetradic#C82283, #C8BA22, #22C867

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C6F5
Lighter +30%#969DED
Lighter +20%#6A75E6
Lighter +10%#3F4CDE
Darker −10%#1B269C
Darker −20%#131B71
Darker −30%#0C1145
Darker −40%#04061A
More saturated +25%#0518E5
Less saturated −25%#3F48AB

Channel breakdown

R34
G48
B200
Red34 (13.3%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue234.94°
Saturation (HSL)70.94%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 30 · B C8

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