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Recognised as Colour

#232F6C

  • #232F6C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#232F6C is a blue with RGB values 35, 47, 108 and HSL 230°, 51%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#232F6C#232F6C
HEX#232F6C
RGBrgb(35, 47, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1843, 0.4235
RGB percentages13.7%, 18.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(230.1, 51%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 67.6%, 42.4%)
CMYK67.6%, 56.5%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,305,900
CSS custom property--colour: #232F6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#DCD093

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#06386Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00316Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#003D48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Midnight blue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2Slate blue · ΔE 36.8Steel blue · ΔE 37.3Indigo · ΔE 38.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C6023
Analogous#23536C, #3C236C
Triadic#6C232F, #2F6C23
Split complementary#6C3C23, #546C23
Tetradic#6C2353, #6C6023, #236C3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8492D7
Lighter +30%#5D6FCB
Lighter +20%#3C51B9
Lighter +10%#2F4093
Darker −10%#171E45
Darker −20%#0A0D1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#11237E
Less saturated −25%#353B5A

Channel breakdown

R35
G47
B108
Red35 (13.7%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue230.14°
Saturation (HSL)51.05%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 2F · B 6C

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