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Recognised as Colour

#234A6D

  • #234A6D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#234A6D is a blue with RGB values 35, 74, 109 and HSL 208°, 51%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#234A6D#234A6D
HEX#234A6D
RGBrgb(35, 74, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2902, 0.4275
RGB percentages13.7%, 29%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(208.4, 51.4%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 67.9%, 42.7%)
CMYK67.9%, 32.1%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,312,813
CSS custom property--colour: #234A6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#DCB592

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4B6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#31446Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#005256no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D4623
Analogous#236D6B, #23256D
Triadic#6D234A, #4A6D23
Split complementary#6D2325, #6D6B23
Tetradic#6B236D, #6D4623, #256D23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84B0D8
Lighter +30%#5E97CB
Lighter +20%#3C7EBA
Lighter +10%#2F6494
Darker −10%#173046
Darker −20%#0A1620
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#114B7F
Less saturated −25%#35495B

Channel breakdown

R35
G74
B109
Red35 (13.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue208.38°
Saturation (HSL)51.39%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 4A · B 6D

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