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Recognised as Colour

#2302BA

  • #2302BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2302BA is a blue with RGB values 35, 2, 186 and HSL 251°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2302BA#2302BA
HEX#2302BA
RGBrgb(35, 2, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0078, 0.7294
RGB percentages13.7%, 0.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(250.8, 97.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 98.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK81.2%, 98.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,294,458
CSS custom property--colour: #2302BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#DCFD45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0040BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002FB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#004C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.1Dark blue · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.6Navy · ΔE 25.7Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99BA02
Analogous#023DBA, #7F02BA
Triadic#BA2302, #02BA23
Split complementary#BA7F02, #3DBA02
Tetradic#BA023D, #99BA02, #02BA7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F8AFE
Lighter +30%#7558FD
Lighter +20%#4C25FD
Lighter +10%#2C03EC
Darker −10%#1A0188
Darker −20%#100155
Darker −30%#070023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2200BC
Less saturated −25%#3219A3

Channel breakdown

R35
G2
B186
Red35 (13.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue250.76°
Saturation (HSL)97.87%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 02 · B BA

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