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Recognised as Colour

#232BE3

  • #232BE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#232BE3 is a blue with RGB values 35, 43, 227 and HSL 238°, 77%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#232BE3#232BE3
HEX#232BE3
RGBrgb(35, 43, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1686, 0.8902
RGB percentages13.7%, 16.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(237.5, 77.4%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 84.6%, 89%)
CMYK84.6%, 81.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,304,995
CSS custom property--colour: #232BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#DCD41C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Blue · ΔE 25.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark blue · ΔE 30.3Dark orchid · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DB23
Analogous#238BE3, #7B23E3
Triadic#E3232B, #2BE323
Split complementary#E37B23, #8BE323
Tetradic#E3238B, #E3DB23, #23E37B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D9FA
Lighter +30%#ABAEF4
Lighter +20%#7D82EF
Lighter +10%#5057E9
Darker −10%#181FBB
Darker −20%#12178E
Darker −30%#0C1061
Darker −40%#070833
More saturated +25%#0711FF
Less saturated −25%#4247C4

Channel breakdown

R35
G43
B227
Red35 (13.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue237.5°
Saturation (HSL)77.42%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 2B · B E3

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