Colour

#232F35

#232F35
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#232F35 is a blue with RGB values 35, 47, 53 and HSL 200°, 20%, 17%. 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

#232F35#232F35

HEX#232F35

RGBrgb(35, 47, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1843, 0.2078

RGB percentages13.7%, 18.4%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(200, 20.5%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 34%, 20.8%)

CMYK34%, 11.3%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,305,845

CSS custom property--colour: #232F35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02647WCAG 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 13.73:1

Contrast with white13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#DCD0CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2E35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#292C35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#1D3131no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Black · ΔE 19.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6 Slate grey · ΔE 34.7 Gray · ΔE 35.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#352923

Analogous#233532, #232635

Triadic#35232F, #2F3523

Split complementary#352326, #353223

Tetradic#322335, #352923, #263523

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7C99A8

Lighter +30%#608191

Lighter +20%#4C6572

Lighter +10%#374A54

Darker −10%#0F1416

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#183340

Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R35

G47

B53

Red35 (13.7%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)20.45%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 2F · B 35

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