Colour

#233FF1

#233FF1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#233FF1 is a blue with RGB values 35, 63, 241 and HSL 232°, 88%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#233FF1#233FF1

HEX#233FF1

RGBrgb(35, 63, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2471, 0.9451

RGB percentages13.7%, 24.7%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(231.8, 88%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 85.5%, 94.5%)

CMYK85.5%, 73.9%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,310,129

CSS custom property--colour: #233FF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#DCC00E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007495no 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 text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.2 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Dark violet · ΔE 29.1 Blue · ΔE 30.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F1D523

Analogous#23A6F1, #6E23F1

Triadic#F1233F, #3FF123

Split complementary#F16E23, #A6F123

Tetradic#F123A6, #F1D523, #23F16E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3E6FD

Lighter +30%#B3BDFA

Lighter +20%#8393F7

Lighter +10%#5369F4

Darker −10%#0D28D4

Darker −20%#0A1FA4

Darker −30%#071674

Darker −40%#040D44

More saturated +25%#1535FF

Less saturated −25%#4054D4

Channel breakdown

R35

G63

B241

Red35 (13.7%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue231.84°

Saturation (HSL)88.03%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 3F · B F1

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