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Recognised as Colour

#2318DF

  • #2318DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2318DF is a blue with RGB values 35, 24, 223 and HSL 243°, 81%, 48%. 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

#2318DF#2318DF
HEX#2318DF
RGBrgb(35, 24, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.0941, 0.8745
RGB percentages13.7%, 9.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(243.3, 80.6%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 89.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK84.3%, 89.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,300,127
CSS custom property--colour: #2318DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#DCE720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006084no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.5Blue · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark blue · ΔE 33.2Dark orchid · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4DF18
Analogous#1871DF, #8618DF
Triadic#DF2318, #18DF23
Split complementary#DF8618, #71DF18
Tetradic#DF1871, #D4DF18, #18DF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCCAF9
Lighter +30%#A19CF4
Lighter +20%#756EEF
Lighter +10%#4940EA
Darker −10%#1C13B1
Darker −20%#150E83
Darker −30%#0D0955
Darker −40%#060427
More saturated +25%#0E00F7
Less saturated −25%#3E37C0

Channel breakdown

R35
G24
B223
Red35 (13.7%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue243.32°
Saturation (HSL)80.57%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 18 · B DF

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