Recognised as Colour

#230BE2

#230BE2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#230BE2 is a blue with RGB values 35, 11, 226 and HSL 247°, 91%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#230BE2

RGBrgb(35, 11, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0431, 0.8863

RGB percentages13.7%, 4.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(246.7, 90.7%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 95.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK84.5%, 95.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,296,802

CSS custom property--colour: #230BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.47:1

Contrast with white9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#DCF41D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003ADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.3 Blue · ΔE 14.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 27.9 Dark blue · ΔE 37 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CAE20B

Analogous#0B5FE2, #8E0BE2

Triadic#E2230B, #0BE223

Split complementary#E28E0B, #5FE20B

Tetradic#E20B5F, #CAE20B, #0BE28E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C4BDFC

Lighter +30%#998DF9

Lighter +20%#6D5CF7

Lighter +10%#422BF5

Darker −10%#1B09B1

Darker −20%#140681

Darker −30%#0C0450

Darker −40%#05021F

More saturated +25%#1A00ED

Less saturated −25%#3A29C4

Channel breakdown

R35

G11

B226

Red35 (13.7%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue246.7°

Saturation (HSL)90.72%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 0B · B E2

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