Recognised as Colour

#231AFB

#231AFB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#231AFB is a blue with RGB values 35, 26, 251 and HSL 242°, 97%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

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HEX#231AFB

RGBrgb(35, 26, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.102, 0.9843

RGB percentages13.7%, 10.2%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(242.4, 96.6%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 89.6%, 98.4%)

CMYK86.1%, 89.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,300,667

CSS custom property--colour: #231AFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.04:1

Contrast with white8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#DCE504

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.9 Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 29.2 Dark violet · ΔE 32.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 44.3 Dark blue · ΔE 45.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2FB1A

Analogous#1A82FB, #931AFB

Triadic#FB231A, #1AFB23

Split complementary#FB931A, #82FB1A

Tetradic#FB1A82, #F2FB1A, #1AFB93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E2FF

Lighter +30%#B3B0FE

Lighter +20%#837EFD

Lighter +10%#534CFC

Darker −10%#0D04DE

Darker −20%#0A03AC

Darker −30%#07027A

Darker −40%#040148

More saturated +25%#1F16FF

Less saturated −25%#3E37DE

Channel breakdown

R35

G26

B251

Red35 (13.7%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue242.4°

Saturation (HSL)96.57%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 1A · B FB

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