Colour

#234D75

#234D75
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#234D75 is a blue with RGB values 35, 77, 117 and HSL 209°, 54%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#234D75

RGBrgb(35, 77, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.302, 0.4588

RGB percentages13.7%, 30.2%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(209.3, 53.9%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 70.1%, 45.9%)

CMYK70.1%, 34.2%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,313,589

CSS custom property--colour: #234D75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1

Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#DCB28A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4F77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#304774no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00565Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Dim grey · ΔE 30 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#754B23

Analogous#237574, #232475

Triadic#75234D, #4D7523

Split complementary#752324, #757423

Tetradic#742375, #754B23, #247523

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#88B3DC

Lighter +30%#619AD0

Lighter +20%#3A81C4

Lighter +10%#2F679C

Darker −10%#17334E

Darker −20%#0C1926

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#104D88

Less saturated −25%#364D62

Channel breakdown

R35

G77

B117

Red35 (13.7%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue209.27°

Saturation (HSL)53.95%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 4D · B 75

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