Recognised as Colour

#23283C

#23283C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#23283C is a blue with RGB values 35, 40, 60 and HSL 228°, 26%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#23283C#23283C

HEX#23283C

RGBrgb(35, 40, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1569, 0.2353

RGB percentages13.7%, 15.7%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(228, 26.3%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 41.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK41.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,304,060

CSS custom property--colour: #23283C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.58:1

Contrast with white14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#DCD7C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222A3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#20283Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#1C2C2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2 Slate grey · ΔE 36.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.9 Gray · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C3723

Analogous#23353C, #2B233C

Triadic#3C2328, #283C23

Split complementary#3C2B23, #353C23

Tetradic#3C2335, #3C3723, #233C2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7A85B1

Lighter +30%#5B689D

Lighter +20%#49537C

Lighter +10%#363D5C

Darker −10%#10131C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#172148

Less saturated −25%#2F2F30

Channel breakdown

R35

G40

B60

Red35 (13.7%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 28 · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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