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Recognised as Colour

#2327CB

  • #2327CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2327CB is a blue with RGB values 35, 39, 203 and HSL 239°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2327CB#2327CB
HEX#2327CB
RGBrgb(35, 39, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1529, 0.7961
RGB percentages13.7%, 15.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(238.6, 70.6%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 82.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK82.8%, 80.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,303,947
CSS custom property--colour: #2327CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#DCD834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005B7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.8Navy · ΔE 25.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC723
Analogous#237BCB, #7323CB
Triadic#CB2327, #27CB23
Split complementary#CB7323, #7BCB23
Tetradic#CB237B, #CBC723, #23CB73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C6F5
Lighter +30%#9A9CED
Lighter +20%#6E71E6
Lighter +10%#4346DE
Darker −10%#1C1F9F
Darker −20%#141674
Darker −30%#0D0E48
Darker −40%#05061D
More saturated +25%#050BE9
Less saturated −25%#4143AD

Channel breakdown

R35
G39
B203
Red35 (13.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue238.57°
Saturation (HSL)70.59%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 27 · B CB

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