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Recognised as Colour

#2338C0

  • #2338C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2338C0 is a blue with RGB values 35, 56, 192 and HSL 232°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2338C0#2338C0
HEX#2338C0
RGBrgb(35, 56, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2196, 0.7529
RGB percentages13.7%, 22%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(232, 69.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 81.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK81.8%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,308,288
CSS custom property--colour: #2338C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#DCC73F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 21Navy · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0AB23
Analogous#2387C0, #5C23C0
Triadic#C02338, #38C023
Split complementary#C05C23, #87C023
Tetradic#C02387, #C0AB23, #23C05C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC3F3
Lighter +30%#919DEB
Lighter +20%#6677E3
Lighter +10%#3B50DB
Darker −10%#1B2B95
Darker −20%#131F6A
Darker −30%#0B123F
Darker −40%#040613
More saturated +25%#0723DC
Less saturated −25%#3F4DA4

Channel breakdown

R35
G56
B192
Red35 (13.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue231.97°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 38 · B C0

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