Colour

#23496F

#23496F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#23496F is a blue with RGB values 35, 73, 111 and HSL 210°, 52%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#23496F

RGBrgb(35, 73, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2863, 0.4353

RGB percentages13.7%, 28.6%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(210, 52.1%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 68.5%, 43.5%)

CMYK68.5%, 34.2%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,312,559

CSS custom property--colour: #23496F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1

Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#DCB690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#384B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E446Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#005257no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dim grey · ΔE 29.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F4923

Analogous#236F6F, #23236F

Triadic#6F2349, #496F23

Split complementary#6F2323, #6F6F23

Tetradic#6F236F, #6F4923, #236F23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#85AFD9

Lighter +30%#5F96CC

Lighter +20%#3B7CBD

Lighter +10%#2F6296

Darker −10%#172F48

Darker −20%#0B1621

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#114981

Less saturated −25%#35495D

Channel breakdown

R35

G73

B111

Red35 (13.7%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)52.05%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 49 · B 6F

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