Colour

#232A4C

#232A4C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#232A4C is a blue with RGB values 35, 42, 76 and HSL 230°, 37%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#232A4C#232A4C

HEX#232A4C

RGBrgb(35, 42, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1647, 0.298

RGB percentages13.7%, 16.5%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(229.8, 36.9%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 53.9%, 29.8%)

CMYK53.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,304,588

CSS custom property--colour: #232A4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02535WCAG 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 13.93:1

Contrast with white13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#DCD5B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D2E4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#192B4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#133137no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30 Dim grey · ΔE 35.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 36.4 Steel blue · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C4523

Analogous#233F4C, #31234C

Triadic#4C232A, #2A4C23

Split complementary#4C3123, #3F4C23

Tetradic#4C233F, #4C4523, #234C31

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7986C2

Lighter +30%#5766B1

Lighter +20%#435192

Lighter +10%#333D6F

Darker −10%#131729

Darker −20%#030306

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#15215A

Less saturated −25%#31333E

Channel breakdown

R35

G42

B76

Red35 (13.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue229.76°

Saturation (HSL)36.94%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 2A · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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