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Recognised as Colour

#2338F8

  • #2338F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2338F8 is a blue with RGB values 35, 56, 248 and HSL 234°, 94%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2338F8#2338F8
HEX#2338F8
RGBrgb(35, 56, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2196, 0.9725
RGB percentages13.7%, 22%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(234.1, 93.8%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.1, 85.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK85.9%, 77.4%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,308,344
CSS custom property--colour: #2338F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#DCC707

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Blue · ΔE 23.2Dark violet · ΔE 29Dark orchid · ΔE 35.4Dark blue · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8E323
Analogous#23A2F8, #7923F8
Triadic#F82338, #38F823
Split complementary#F87923, #A2F823
Tetradic#F823A2, #F8E323, #23F879

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EBFE
Lighter +30%#B7BEFD
Lighter +20%#8691FB
Lighter +10%#5465FA
Darker −10%#071DE1
Darker −20%#0616AF
Darker −30%#04107E
Darker −40%#020A4D
More saturated +25%#1C32FF
Less saturated −25%#3F4FDC

Channel breakdown

R35
G56
B248
Red35 (13.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue234.08°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 38 · B F8

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