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Recognised as Colour

#23234E

  • #23234E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#23234E is a blue with RGB values 35, 35, 78 and HSL 240°, 38%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#23234E#23234E
HEX#23234E
RGBrgb(35, 35, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1373, 0.3059
RGB percentages13.7%, 13.7%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(240, 38.1%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 55.1%, 30.6%)
CMYK55.1%, 55.1%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,302,798
CSS custom property--colour: #23234E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.77:1
Contrast with white14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#DCDCB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F2A50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B264Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#122C34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Midnight blue · ΔE 29.1Black · ΔE 34Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.4Steel blue · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E4E23
Analogous#23394E, #39234E
Triadic#4E2323, #234E23
Split complementary#4E3923, #394E23
Tetradic#4E2339, #4E4E23, #234E39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7A7AC3
Lighter +30%#5757B3
Lighter +20%#434394
Lighter +10%#333371
Darker −10%#13132B
Darker −20%#030308
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15155C
Less saturated −25%#313140

Channel breakdown

R35
G35
B78
Red35 (13.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)38.05%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 23 · B 4E

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