Colour

#2300C9

#2300C9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2300C9 is a blue with RGB values 35, 0, 201 and HSL 250°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2300C9

RGBrgb(35, 0, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0, 0.7882

RGB percentages13.7%, 0%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(250.4, 100%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 100%, 78.8%)

CMYK82.6%, 100%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,293,961

CSS custom property--colour: #2300C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.97:1

Contrast with white10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#DCFF36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Blue · ΔE 24.3 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8 Dark blue · ΔE 27.6 Navy · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.32, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6C900

Analogous#0041C9, #8800C9

Triadic#C92300, #00C923

Split complementary#C98800, #41C900

Tetradic#C90041, #A6C900, #00C988

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A896FF

Lighter +30%#7E63FF

Lighter +20%#5430FF

Lighter +10%#2C00FC

Darker −10%#1A0096

Darker −20%#110063

Darker −30%#080030

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2300C9

Less saturated −25%#3319B0

Channel breakdown

R35

B201

Red35 (13.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue250.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 00 · B C9

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