Recognised as Colour

#232FDC

#232FDC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#232FDC is a blue with RGB values 35, 47, 220 and HSL 236°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#232FDC#232FDC

HEX#232FDC

RGBrgb(35, 47, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1843, 0.8627

RGB percentages13.7%, 18.4%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(236.1, 72.5%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 84.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK84.1%, 78.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,306,012

CSS custom property--colour: #232FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1

Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#DCD023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.2 Blue violet · ΔE 20.1 Dark blue · ΔE 26.4 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8 Blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCD023

Analogous#238BDC, #7423DC

Triadic#DC232F, #2FDC23

Split complementary#DC7423, #8BDC23

Tetradic#DC238B, #DCD023, #23DC74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D5F8

Lighter +30%#A7ACF1

Lighter +20%#7B82EA

Lighter +10%#4F59E3

Darker −10%#1C26B0

Darker −20%#151C84

Darker −30%#0E1358

Darker −40%#07092C

More saturated +25%#0313FC

Less saturated −25%#434BBC

Channel breakdown

R35

G47

B220

Red35 (13.7%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue236.11°

Saturation (HSL)72.55%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 2F · B DC

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