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Recognised as Colour

#2309AE

  • #2309AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2309AE is a blue with RGB values 35, 9, 174 and HSL 249°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2309AE#2309AE
HEX#2309AE
RGBrgb(35, 9, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0353, 0.6824
RGB percentages13.7%, 3.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(249.5, 90.2%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 94.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK79.9%, 94.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,296,238
CSS custom property--colour: #2309AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#DCF651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#002DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.7Medium blue · ΔE 17.1Navy · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Indigo · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94AE09
Analogous#0941AE, #7609AE
Triadic#AE2309, #09AE23
Split complementary#AE7509, #42AE09
Tetradic#AE0941, #94AE09, #09AE76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9C8AF9
Lighter +30%#725AF6
Lighter +20%#4929F4
Lighter +10%#2D0CDE
Darker −10%#19067E
Darker −20%#0F044D
Darker −30%#06011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D00B7
Less saturated −25%#332097

Channel breakdown

R35
G9
B174
Red35 (13.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue249.45°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 09 · B AE

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