Colour

#232D43

#232D43
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#232D43 is a blue with RGB values 35, 45, 67 and HSL 221°, 31%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#232D43

RGBrgb(35, 45, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1765, 0.2627

RGB percentages13.7%, 17.6%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(221.3, 31.4%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 47.8%, 26.3%)

CMYK47.8%, 32.8%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,305,347

CSS custom property--colour: #232D43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.74:1

Contrast with white13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#DCD2BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252F44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#222C43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#183235no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Black · ΔE 24.1 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1 Slate grey · ΔE 34.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#433923

Analogous#233D43, #292343

Triadic#43232D, #2D4323

Split complementary#432923, #3D4323

Tetradic#43233D, #433923, #234329

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#798DB9

Lighter +30%#5871A8

Lighter +20%#465A86

Lighter +10%#354465

Darker −10%#121721

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#162850

Less saturated −25%#303236

Channel breakdown

R35

G45

B67

Red35 (13.7%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)31.37%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 2D · B 43

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