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Recognised as Colour

#233AC0

  • #233AC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#233AC0 is a blue with RGB values 35, 58, 192 and HSL 231°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#233AC0#233AC0
HEX#233AC0
RGBrgb(35, 58, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2275, 0.7529
RGB percentages13.7%, 22.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(231.2, 69.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 81.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK81.8%, 69.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,308,800
CSS custom property--colour: #233AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#DCC53F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006079no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Navy · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 22.4Indigo · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0A923
Analogous#2388C0, #5B23C0
Triadic#C0233A, #3AC023
Split complementary#C05B23, #88C023
Tetradic#C02388, #C0A923, #23C05B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC4F3
Lighter +30%#919EEB
Lighter +20%#6678E3
Lighter +10%#3B52DB
Darker −10%#1B2D95
Darker −20%#13206A
Darker −30%#0B133F
Darker −40%#040613
More saturated +25%#0726DC
Less saturated −25%#3F4EA4

Channel breakdown

R35
G58
B192
Red35 (13.7%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue231.21°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 3A · B C0

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