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Colour

#232ABF

  • #232ABF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#232ABF is a blue with RGB values 35, 42, 191 and HSL 237°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#232ABF#232ABF
HEX#232ABF
RGBrgb(35, 42, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1647, 0.749
RGB percentages13.7%, 16.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(237.3, 69%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.3, 81.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK81.7%, 78%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,304,703
CSS custom property--colour: #232ABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#DCD540

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.3Navy · ΔE 20.1Medium blue · ΔE 23.1Blue violet · ΔE 24.1Indigo · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB823
Analogous#2378BF, #6A23BF
Triadic#BF232A, #2ABF23
Split complementary#BF6A23, #78BF23
Tetradic#BF2378, #BFB823, #23BF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBEF3
Lighter +30%#9094EB
Lighter +20%#656BE3
Lighter +10%#3A41DB
Darker −10%#1B2194
Darker −20%#131769
Darker −30%#0B0E3E
Darker −40%#030413
More saturated +25%#0710DB
Less saturated −25%#3F44A3

Channel breakdown

R35
G42
B191
Red35 (13.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue237.31°
Saturation (HSL)69.03%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 2A · B BF

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