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Recognised as Colour

#223BDC

  • #223BDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#223BDC is a blue with RGB values 34, 59, 220 and HSL 232°, 73%, 50%. 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

#223BDC#223BDC
HEX#223BDC
RGBrgb(34, 59, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2314, 0.8627
RGB percentages13.3%, 23.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(231.9, 73.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 84.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK84.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,243,548
CSS custom property--colour: #223BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#DDC423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark blue · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6Navy · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC322
Analogous#2298DC, #6622DC
Triadic#DC223B, #3BDC22
Split complementary#DC6622, #98DC22
Tetradic#DC2298, #DCC322, #22DC66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D7F8
Lighter +30%#A6B0F1
Lighter +20%#7A89EA
Lighter +10%#4D62E4
Darker −10%#1B2FB0
Darker −20%#142384
Darker −30%#0E1757
Darker −40%#070C2B
More saturated +25%#0224FC
Less saturated −25%#4252BC

Channel breakdown

R34
G59
B220
Red34 (13.3%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue231.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.23%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 3B · B DC

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