Recognised as Colour
#23059C
- #23059C
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#23059C is a blue with RGB values 35, 5, 156 and HSL 252°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#23059C#23059C
HEX#23059C
RGBrgb(35, 5, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0196, 0.6118
RGB percentages13.7%, 2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(251.9, 93.8%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 96.8%, 61.2%)
CMYK77.6%, 96.8%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,295,196
CSS custom property--colour: #23059C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#DCFA63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7E9C05
Analogous#05329C, #6E059C
Triadic#9C2305, #059C23
Split complementary#9C6F05, #329C05
Tetradic#9C0533, #7E9C05, #059C6F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G5
B156
Red35 (13.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue251.92°
Saturation (HSL)93.79%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 05 · B 9C
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