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Recognised as Colour

#230BE5

  • #230BE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#230BE5 is a blue with RGB values 35, 11, 229 and HSL 247°, 91%, 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

#230BE5#230BE5
HEX#230BE5
RGBrgb(35, 11, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0431, 0.898
RGB percentages13.7%, 4.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(246.6, 90.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 95.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK84.7%, 95.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,296,805
CSS custom property--colour: #230BE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#DCF41A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.5Blue · ΔE 13.6Blue violet · ΔE 25.3Dark violet · ΔE 28.6Dark blue · ΔE 38.4Dark orchid · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDE50B
Analogous#0B60E5, #900BE5
Triadic#E5230B, #0BE523
Split complementary#E5900B, #60E50B
Tetradic#E50B60, #CDE50B, #0BE590

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7C0FC
Lighter +30%#9B8FFA
Lighter +20%#705FF7
Lighter +10%#442EF5
Darker −10%#1C09B4
Darker −20%#140684
Darker −30%#0D0453
Darker −40%#050222
More saturated +25%#1A00F0
Less saturated −25%#3A29C7

Channel breakdown

R35
G11
B229
Red35 (13.7%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue246.61°
Saturation (HSL)90.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 0B · B E5

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