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Recognised as Colour

#2345AA

  • #2345AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2345AA is a blue with RGB values 35, 69, 170 and HSL 225°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2345AA#2345AA
HEX#2345AA
RGBrgb(35, 69, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2706, 0.6667
RGB percentages13.7%, 27.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(224.9, 65.9%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 79.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK79.4%, 59.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,311,594
CSS custom property--colour: #2345AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#DCBA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.8Midnight blue · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA8823
Analogous#2388AA, #4523AA
Triadic#AA2345, #45AA23
Split complementary#AA4523, #88AA23
Tetradic#AA2388, #AA8823, #23AA45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABBCEE
Lighter +30%#819AE5
Lighter +20%#5778DC
Lighter +10%#2C56D4
Darker −10%#1A3480
Darker −20%#122355
Darker −30%#09122B
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#0938C4
Less saturated −25%#3D5290

Channel breakdown

R35
G69
B170
Red35 (13.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue224.89°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 45 · B AA

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