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Recognised as Colour

#2235CD

  • #2235CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2235CD is a blue with RGB values 34, 53, 205 and HSL 233°, 72%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2235CD#2235CD
HEX#2235CD
RGBrgb(34, 53, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2078, 0.8039
RGB percentages13.3%, 20.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(233.3, 71.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 83.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK83.4%, 74.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,241,997
CSS custom property--colour: #2235CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#DDCA32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#00627Eno 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 text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Medium blue · ΔE 23.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Navy · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBA22
Analogous#228ACD, #6522CD
Triadic#CD2235, #35CD22
Split complementary#CD6522, #8ACD22
Tetradic#CD228A, #CDBA22, #22CD65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6CBF5
Lighter +30%#9AA3EE
Lighter +20%#6E7BE7
Lighter +10%#4254E0
Darker −10%#1B2AA1
Darker −20%#131E76
Darker −30%#0C134A
Darker −40%#05081E
More saturated +25%#041EEB
Less saturated −25%#404CAF

Channel breakdown

R34
G53
B205
Red34 (13.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 35 · B CD

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