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Colour

#233BEE

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

#233BEE is a blue with RGB values 35, 59, 238 and HSL 233°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#233BEE#233BEE
HEX#233BEE
RGBrgb(35, 59, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2314, 0.9333
RGB percentages13.7%, 23.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(232.9, 85.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 85.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK85.3%, 75.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,309,102
CSS custom property--colour: #233BEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#DCC411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 28.4Blue · ΔE 29.6Dark blue · ΔE 31.5Dark orchid · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED623
Analogous#23A0EE, #7123EE
Triadic#EE233B, #3BEE23
Split complementary#EE7123, #A0EE23
Tetradic#EE23A0, #EED623, #23EE71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E4FD
Lighter +30%#B1BAF9
Lighter +20%#828FF5
Lighter +10%#5265F2
Darker −10%#1026CE
Darker −20%#0C1E9F
Darker −30%#09156F
Darker −40%#050C40
More saturated +25%#122EFF
Less saturated −25%#4152D0

Channel breakdown

R35
G59
B238
Red35 (13.7%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue232.91°
Saturation (HSL)85.65%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 3B · B EE

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