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Recognised as Colour

#23396E

  • #23396E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#23396E is a blue with RGB values 35, 57, 110 and HSL 222°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#23396E#23396E
HEX#23396E
RGBrgb(35, 57, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2235, 0.4314
RGB percentages13.7%, 22.4%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(222.4, 51.7%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 68.2%, 43.1%)
CMYK68.2%, 48.2%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,308,462
CSS custom property--colour: #23396E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04409WCAG 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 11.16:1
Contrast with white11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#DCC691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3F70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#12386Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00454Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 28.3Steel blue · ΔE 31.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.5Slate grey · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E5823
Analogous#235F6E, #32236E
Triadic#6E2339, #396E23
Split complementary#6E3223, #5F6E23
Tetradic#6E235F, #6E5823, #236E32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#859DD8
Lighter +30%#5E7ECC
Lighter +20%#3C61BB
Lighter +10%#2F4D95
Darker −10%#172547
Darker −20%#0A1121
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#113280
Less saturated −25%#35405C

Channel breakdown

R35
G57
B110
Red35 (13.7%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue222.4°
Saturation (HSL)51.72%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 39 · B 6E

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