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Recognised as Colour

#2327AB

  • #2327AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2327AB is a blue with RGB values 35, 39, 171 and HSL 238°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2327AB#2327AB
HEX#2327AB
RGBrgb(35, 39, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1529, 0.6706
RGB percentages13.7%, 15.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(238.2, 66%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 79.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK79.5%, 77.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,303,915
CSS custom property--colour: #2327AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#DCD854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.6Navy · ΔE 14.2Indigo · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Midnight blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABA723
Analogous#236BAB, #6323AB
Triadic#AB2327, #27AB23
Split complementary#AB6323, #6BAB23
Tetradic#AB236B, #ABA723, #23AB63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACAEEE
Lighter +30%#8285E5
Lighter +20%#575BDD
Lighter +10%#2D32D4
Darker −10%#1A1D81
Darker −20%#121456
Darker −30%#090A2C
Darker −40%#000002
More saturated +25%#090FC5
Less saturated −25%#3D3F91

Channel breakdown

R35
G39
B171
Red35 (13.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue238.24°
Saturation (HSL)66.02%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 27 · B AB

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