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Recognised as Colour

#233AC9

  • #233AC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#233AC9 is a blue with RGB values 35, 58, 201 and HSL 232°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#233AC9#233AC9
HEX#233AC9
RGBrgb(35, 58, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2275, 0.7882
RGB percentages13.7%, 22.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(231.7, 70.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 82.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK82.6%, 71.1%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,308,809
CSS custom property--colour: #233AC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#DCC536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00637Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 23Navy · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Indigo · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B223
Analogous#238DC9, #5F23C9
Triadic#C9233A, #3AC923
Split complementary#C95F23, #8DC923
Tetradic#C9238D, #C9B223, #23C95F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3CAF5
Lighter +30%#98A4ED
Lighter +20%#6D7DE5
Lighter +10%#4157DE
Darker −10%#1B2D9E
Darker −20%#142172
Darker −30%#0C1447
Darker −40%#05081B
More saturated +25%#0625E6
Less saturated −25%#414FAB

Channel breakdown

R35
G58
B201
Red35 (13.7%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue231.69°
Saturation (HSL)70.34%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 3A · B C9

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