Colour

#232C41

#232C41
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#232C41 is a blue with RGB values 35, 44, 65 and HSL 222°, 30%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#232C41#232C41

HEX#232C41

RGBrgb(35, 44, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1725, 0.2549

RGB percentages13.7%, 17.3%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(222, 30%, 19.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 46.2%, 25.5%)

CMYK46.2%, 32.3%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,305,089

CSS custom property--colour: #232C41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.5 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#2C2C2C

Inverted#DCD3BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252E42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#222B41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#193033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 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

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Black · ΔE 23.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.2 Slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#413823

Analogous#233B41, #292341

Triadic#41232C, #2C4123

Split complementary#412923, #3B4123

Tetradic#41233B, #413823, #234129

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#798CB7

Lighter +30%#596FA4

Lighter +20%#475983

Lighter +10%#354262

Darker −10%#111620

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#17274E

Less saturated −25%#303135

Channel breakdown

R35

G44

B65

Red35 (13.7%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)30%

Lightness19.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 2C · B 41

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