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Recognised as Colour

#23314E

  • #23314E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#23314E is a blue with RGB values 35, 49, 78 and HSL 220°, 38%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#23314E#23314E
HEX#23314E
RGBrgb(35, 49, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1922, 0.3059
RGB percentages13.7%, 19.2%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(220.5, 38.1%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 55.1%, 30.6%)
CMYK55.1%, 37.2%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,306,382
CSS custom property--colour: #23314E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#DCCEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26334Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#212F4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#10373Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7Black · ΔE 28.6Dim grey · ΔE 31.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.3Slate grey · ΔE 34.1Steel blue · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E4023
Analogous#23464E, #2B234E
Triadic#4E2331, #314E23
Split complementary#4E2B23, #474E23
Tetradic#4E2346, #4E4023, #234E2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7A92C3
Lighter +30%#5775B3
Lighter +20%#435D94
Lighter +10%#334771
Darker −10%#131B2B
Darker −20%#030508
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#152C5C
Less saturated −25%#313640

Channel breakdown

R35
G49
B78
Red35 (13.7%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue220.47°
Saturation (HSL)38.05%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 31 · B 4E

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