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Recognised as Colour

#234C94

  • #234C94
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#234C94 is a blue with RGB values 35, 76, 148 and HSL 218°, 62%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#234C94#234C94
HEX#234C94
RGBrgb(35, 76, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.298, 0.5804
RGB percentages13.7%, 29.8%, 58%
HSLhsl(218.2, 61.7%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 76.4%, 58%)
CMYK76.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,313,364
CSS custom property--colour: #234C94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#DCB36B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#245497no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#034993no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#005D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1Midnight blue · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#946B23
Analogous#238494, #332394
Triadic#94234C, #4C9423
Split complementary#943323, #859423
Tetradic#942384, #946B23, #239433

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CB7E7
Lighter +30%#7299DE
Lighter +20%#497BD4
Lighter +10%#2D61BD
Darker −10%#19376B
Darker −20%#0F2242
Darker −30%#060C18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C46AB
Less saturated −25%#3A527D

Channel breakdown

R35
G76
B148
Red35 (13.7%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue218.23°
Saturation (HSL)61.75%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 4C · B 94

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