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Recognised as Colour

#2303AE

  • #2303AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2303AE is a blue with RGB values 35, 3, 174 and HSL 251°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2303AE#2303AE
HEX#2303AE
RGBrgb(35, 3, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0118, 0.6824
RGB percentages13.7%, 1.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(251.2, 96.6%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 98.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK79.9%, 98.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,294,702
CSS custom property--colour: #2303AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#DCFC51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.8Medium blue · ΔE 15.8Navy · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 23.2Dark violet · ΔE 25.9Indigo · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EAE03
Analogous#0339AE, #7903AE
Triadic#AE2303, #03AE23
Split complementary#AE7803, #39AE03
Tetradic#AE0339, #8EAE03, #03AE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9880FD
Lighter +30%#6F4EFC
Lighter +20%#461CFB
Lighter +10%#2D04E0
Darker −10%#19027C
Darker −20%#0F014A
Darker −30%#050018
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2100B1
Less saturated −25%#311998

Channel breakdown

R35
G3
B174
Red35 (13.7%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue251.23°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 03 · B AE

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