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Recognised as Colour

#232F6E

  • #232F6E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#232F6E is a blue with RGB values 35, 47, 110 and HSL 230°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#232F6E#232F6E
HEX#232F6E
RGBrgb(35, 47, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1843, 0.4314
RGB percentages13.7%, 18.4%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(230.4, 51.7%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 68.2%, 43.1%)
CMYK68.2%, 57.3%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,305,902
CSS custom property--colour: #232F6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#DCD091

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#023870no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00316Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#003E49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13Midnight blue · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 35.7Indigo · ΔE 37.5Steel blue · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E6223
Analogous#23556E, #3C236E
Triadic#6E232F, #2F6E23
Split complementary#6E3C23, #556E23
Tetradic#6E2355, #6E6223, #236E3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8592D8
Lighter +30%#5E70CC
Lighter +20%#3C50BB
Lighter +10%#2F4095
Darker −10%#171E47
Darker −20%#0A0E21
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#112380
Less saturated −25%#353B5C

Channel breakdown

R35
G47
B110
Red35 (13.7%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue230.4°
Saturation (HSL)51.72%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 2F · B 6E

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