Colour

#2336BA

#2336BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2336BA is a blue with RGB values 35, 54, 186 and HSL 232°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2336BA#2336BA

HEX#2336BA

RGBrgb(35, 54, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2118, 0.7294

RGB percentages13.7%, 21.2%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(232.5, 68.3%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 81.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK81.2%, 71%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,307,770

CSS custom property--colour: #2336BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.1:1

Contrast with white9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#DCC945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005B74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.5 Navy · ΔE 19.8 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1 Indigo · ΔE 22.7 Royal blue · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAA723

Analogous#2382BA, #5C23BA

Triadic#BA2336, #36BA23

Split complementary#BA5B23, #82BA23

Tetradic#BA2382, #BAA723, #23BA5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7BFF2

Lighter +30%#8D98E9

Lighter +20%#6272E1

Lighter +10%#374BD9

Darker −10%#1B2A8F

Darker −20%#131D64

Darker −30%#0B1139

Darker −40%#03040E

More saturated +25%#0721D6

Less saturated −25%#3F4B9E

Channel breakdown

R35

G54

B186

Red35 (13.7%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue232.45°

Saturation (HSL)68.33%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 36 · B BA

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