Colour

#230CAA

#230CAA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#230CAA is a blue with RGB values 35, 12, 170 and HSL 249°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#230CAA#230CAA

HEX#230CAA

RGBrgb(35, 12, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0471, 0.6667

RGB percentages13.7%, 4.7%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(248.7, 86.8%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 92.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK79.4%, 92.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,297,002

CSS custom property--colour: #230CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.32:1

Contrast with white12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#DCF355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003CAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#004663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.5 Navy · ΔE 16.5 Medium blue · ΔE 19.7 Indigo · ΔE 22.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Dark violet · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93AA0C

Analogous#0C44AA, #720CAA

Triadic#AA230C, #0CAA23

Split complementary#AA720C, #44AA0C

Tetradic#AA0C44, #93AA0C, #0CAA72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9B8BF7

Lighter +30%#725CF3

Lighter +20%#482CF0

Lighter +10%#2D0FDA

Darker −10%#19097A

Darker −20%#0F054B

Darker −30%#06021B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A00B6

Less saturated −25%#332393

Channel breakdown

R35

G12

B170

Red35 (13.7%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue248.73°

Saturation (HSL)86.81%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 0C · B AA

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