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Recognised as Colour

#23294F

  • #23294F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#23294F is a blue with RGB values 35, 41, 79 and HSL 232°, 39%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#23294F#23294F
HEX#23294F
RGBrgb(35, 41, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1608, 0.3098
RGB percentages13.7%, 16.1%, 31%
HSLhsl(231.8, 38.6%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 55.7%, 31%)
CMYK55.7%, 48.1%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,304,335
CSS custom property--colour: #23294F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.99:1
Contrast with white13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#DCD6B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#192E50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#152A4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#113138no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Black · ΔE 31.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6Midnight blue · ΔE 33.5Dim grey · ΔE 37.2Steel blue · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F4923
Analogous#233F4F, #33234F
Triadic#4F2329, #294F23
Split complementary#4F3323, #3F4F23
Tetradic#4F233F, #4F4923, #234F33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7A84C4
Lighter +30%#5763B4
Lighter +20%#424E96
Lighter +10%#333B72
Darker −10%#13172C
Darker −20%#040408
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#151F5D
Less saturated −25%#313341

Channel breakdown

R35
G41
B79
Red35 (13.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue231.82°
Saturation (HSL)38.6%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 29 · B 4F

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