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Recognised as Colour

#230AE5

  • #230AE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#230AE5 is a blue with RGB values 35, 10, 229 and HSL 247°, 92%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#230AE5#230AE5
HEX#230AE5
RGBrgb(35, 10, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0392, 0.898
RGB percentages13.7%, 3.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(246.8, 91.6%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 95.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK84.7%, 95.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,296,549
CSS custom property--colour: #230AE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#DCF51A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.7Blue · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 25.4Dark violet · ΔE 28.7Dark blue · ΔE 38.5Dark orchid · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCE50A
Analogous#0A5FE5, #900AE5
Triadic#E5230A, #0AE523
Split complementary#E5900A, #5FE50A
Tetradic#E50A5F, #CCE50A, #0AE590

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6BFFC
Lighter +30%#9A8EFA
Lighter +20%#6F5DF8
Lighter +10%#432CF6
Darker −10%#1C08B4
Darker −20%#140683
Darker −30%#0D0452
Darker −40%#050122
More saturated +25%#1B00EF
Less saturated −25%#3A28C7

Channel breakdown

R35
G10
B229
Red35 (13.7%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue246.85°
Saturation (HSL)91.63%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 0A · B E5

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