Colour

#2323DF

#2323DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2323DF is a blue with RGB values 35, 35, 223 and HSL 240°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2323DF#2323DF

HEX#2323DF

RGBrgb(35, 35, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1373, 0.8745

RGB percentages13.7%, 13.7%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(240, 74.6%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 84.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK84.3%, 84.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,302,943

CSS custom property--colour: #2323DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1

Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#DCDC20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark violet · ΔE 25.8 Dark blue · ΔE 30.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFDF23

Analogous#2381DF, #8123DF

Triadic#DF2323, #23DF23

Split complementary#DF8123, #81DF23

Tetradic#DF2381, #DFDF23, #23DF81

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5D5F9

Lighter +30%#A9A9F2

Lighter +20%#7C7CEC

Lighter +10%#5050E5

Darker −10%#1A1AB5

Darker −20%#141488

Darker −30%#0D0D5C

Darker −40%#07072F

More saturated +25%#0303FF

Less saturated −25%#4242C0

Channel breakdown

R35

G35

B223

Red35 (13.7%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)74.6%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 23 · B DF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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