Colour

#232A3B

#232A3B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#232A3B is a blue with RGB values 35, 42, 59 and HSL 223°, 26%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#232A3B#232A3B

HEX#232A3B

RGBrgb(35, 42, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1647, 0.2314

RGB percentages13.7%, 16.5%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(222.5, 25.5%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 40.7%, 23.1%)

CMYK40.7%, 28.8%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,304,571

CSS custom property--colour: #232A3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.33:1

Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#DCD5C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242B3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#22293Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1C2D30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.8 Slate grey · ΔE 36 Gray · ΔE 38.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B3423

Analogous#23363B, #28233B

Triadic#3B232A, #2A3B23

Split complementary#3B2823, #363B23

Tetradic#3B2336, #3B3423, #233B28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7A8AB0

Lighter +30%#5C6E9B

Lighter +20%#49587B

Lighter +10%#36415B

Darker −10%#10131B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#172547

Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R35

G42

B59

Red35 (13.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue222.5°

Saturation (HSL)25.53%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 2A · B 3B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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