Colour

#232F4E

#232F4E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#232F4E is a blue with RGB values 35, 47, 78 and HSL 223°, 38%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#232F4E#232F4E

HEX#232F4E

RGBrgb(35, 47, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1843, 0.3059

RGB percentages13.7%, 18.4%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(223.3, 38.1%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 55.1%, 30.6%)

CMYK55.1%, 39.7%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,305,870

CSS custom property--colour: #232F4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.22:1

Contrast with white13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#DCD0B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23324Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E2E4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#10363Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Black · ΔE 29.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32.5 Slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Steel blue · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E4223

Analogous#23454E, #2C234E

Triadic#4E232F, #2F4E23

Split complementary#4E2D23, #454E23

Tetradic#4E2345, #4E4223, #234E2D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7A8EC3

Lighter +30%#5770B3

Lighter +20%#435994

Lighter +10%#334471

Darker −10%#131A2B

Darker −20%#030508

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#15295C

Less saturated −25%#313540

Channel breakdown

R35

G47

B78

Red35 (13.7%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue223.26°

Saturation (HSL)38.05%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 2F · B 4E

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