Colour

#2322FF

#2322FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#2322FF is a blue with RGB values 35, 34, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2322FF#2322FF

HEX#2322FF

RGBrgb(35, 34, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1333, 1

RGB percentages13.7%, 13.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(240.3, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.3, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK86.3%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,302,719

CSS custom property--colour: #2322FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1

Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#DCDD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.3 Medium blue · ΔE 16.1 Blue violet · ΔE 28.7 Dark violet · ΔE 32.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 43.8 Dark blue · ΔE 45.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEFF22

Analogous#2290FF, #9122FF

Triadic#FF2322, #22FF23

Split complementary#FF9122, #90FF22

Tetradic#FF2290, #FEFF22, #22FF91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEEFF

Lighter +30%#BBBBFF

Lighter +20%#8988FF

Lighter +10%#5655FF

Darker −10%#0100EE

Darker −20%#0100BB

Darker −30%#010088

Darker −40%#000055

More saturated +25%#2322FF

Less saturated −25%#3E3EE3

Channel breakdown

R35

G34

B255

Red35 (13.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 22 · B FF

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