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Recognised as Colour

#233AEB

  • #233AEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#233AEB is a blue with RGB values 35, 58, 235 and HSL 233°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#233AEB#233AEB
HEX#233AEB
RGBrgb(35, 58, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2275, 0.9216
RGB percentages13.7%, 22.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(233.1, 83.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 85.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK85.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,308,843
CSS custom property--colour: #233AEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#DCC514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.6Blue violet · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 28.1Blue · ΔE 30.4Dark blue · ΔE 30.5Dark orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD423
Analogous#239EEB, #7023EB
Triadic#EB233A, #3AEB23
Split complementary#EB7023, #9EEB23
Tetradic#EB239E, #EBD423, #23EB70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE1FC
Lighter +30%#AFB8F8
Lighter +20%#818EF3
Lighter +10%#5264EF
Darker −10%#1227C9
Darker −20%#0E1E9A
Darker −30%#0A156B
Darker −40%#060C3D
More saturated +25%#0F2BFF
Less saturated −25%#4151CD

Channel breakdown

R35
G58
B235
Red35 (13.7%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue233.1°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 3A · B EB

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