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Recognised as Colour

#232D5E

  • #232D5E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#232D5E is a blue with RGB values 35, 45, 94 and HSL 230°, 46%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#232D5E#232D5E
HEX#232D5E
RGBrgb(35, 45, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1765, 0.3686
RGB percentages13.7%, 17.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(229.8, 45.7%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 62.8%, 36.9%)
CMYK62.8%, 52.1%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,305,374
CSS custom property--colour: #232D5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.06:1
Contrast with white13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#DCD2A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#153360no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B2E5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003841no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6Midnight blue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 36.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 38Black · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5423
Analogous#234A5E, #37235E
Triadic#5E232D, #2D5E23
Split complementary#5E3723, #4A5E23
Tetradic#5E234A, #5E5423, #235E37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7E8CCF
Lighter +30%#596BC1
Lighter +20%#3F51A8
Lighter +10%#313F83
Darker −10%#151B39
Darker −20%#070914
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#13226E
Less saturated −25%#33384E

Channel breakdown

R35
G45
B94
Red35 (13.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue229.83°
Saturation (HSL)45.74%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 2D · B 5E

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