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Colour

#232C6B

  • #232C6B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#232C6B is a blue with RGB values 35, 44, 107 and HSL 233°, 51%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#232C6B#232C6B
HEX#232C6B
RGBrgb(35, 44, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1725, 0.4196
RGB percentages13.7%, 17.3%, 42%
HSLhsl(232.5, 50.7%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 67.3%, 42%)
CMYK67.3%, 58.9%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,305,131
CSS custom property--colour: #232C6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#DCD394

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00366Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#003B47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2Midnight blue · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 36Indigo · ΔE 36.7Royal blue · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B6223
Analogous#23506B, #3E236B
Triadic#6B232C, #2C6B23
Split complementary#6B3E23, #506B23
Tetradic#6B2350, #6B6223, #236B3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#838ED7
Lighter +30%#5D6BCA
Lighter +20%#3C4CB8
Lighter +10%#303C91
Darker −10%#161C45
Darker −20%#0A0C1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#111F7D
Less saturated −25%#353959

Channel breakdown

R35
G44
B107
Red35 (13.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)50.7%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 2C · B 6B

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