Recognised as Colour

#232A4A

#232A4A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#232A4A is a blue with RGB values 35, 42, 74 and HSL 229°, 36%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#232A4A#232A4A

HEX#232A4A

RGBrgb(35, 42, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1647, 0.2902

RGB percentages13.7%, 16.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(229.2, 35.8%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 52.7%, 29%)

CMYK52.7%, 43.2%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,304,586

CSS custom property--colour: #232A4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45 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#2B2B2B

Inverted#DCD5B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E2E4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A2A49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#143136no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 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

Black · ΔE 28.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 34.5 Slate grey · ΔE 37.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A4323

Analogous#233D4A, #30234A

Triadic#4A232A, #2A4A23

Split complementary#4A3023, #3D4A23

Tetradic#4A233D, #4A4323, #234A30

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7986C0

Lighter +30%#5767AF

Lighter +20%#44518F

Lighter +10%#333E6D

Darker −10%#131627

Darker −20%#020305

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#152158

Less saturated −25%#31333C

Channel breakdown

R35

G42

B74

Red35 (13.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue229.23°

Saturation (HSL)35.78%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 2A · B 4A

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Colour harmonies

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