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Colour

#23327E

  • #23327E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#23327E is a blue with RGB values 35, 50, 126 and HSL 230°, 57%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#23327E#23327E
HEX#23327E
RGBrgb(35, 50, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1961, 0.4941
RGB percentages13.7%, 19.6%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(230.1, 56.5%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 72.2%, 49.4%)
CMYK72.2%, 60.3%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,306,686
CSS custom property--colour: #23327E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#DCCD81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003E81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00357Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004553no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.6Midnight blue · ΔE 13.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.7Indigo · ΔE 31.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E6F23
Analogous#23607E, #41237E
Triadic#7E2332, #327E23
Split complementary#7E4223, #607E23
Tetradic#7E2360, #7E6F23, #237E41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E9BDF
Lighter +30%#6678D4
Lighter +20%#3E55C9
Lighter +10%#2E42A6
Darker −10%#182256
Darker −20%#0D122E
Darker −30%#020206
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F2592
Less saturated −25%#373F6A

Channel breakdown

R35
G50
B126
Red35 (13.7%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue230.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 32 · B 7E

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