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Recognised as Colour

#234DFD

  • #234DFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#234DFD is a blue with RGB values 35, 77, 253 and HSL 228°, 98%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#234DFD#234DFD
HEX#234DFD
RGBrgb(35, 77, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.302, 0.9922
RGB percentages13.7%, 30.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(228.4, 98.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 86.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK86.2%, 69.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,313,725
CSS custom property--colour: #234DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#DCB202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007FA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 23.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2Dark violet · ΔE 32.2Dark orchid · ΔE 33.1Dark blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 23.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD323
Analogous#23BAFD, #6623FD
Triadic#FD234D, #4DFD23
Split complementary#FD6623, #BAFD23
Tetradic#FD23BA, #FDD323, #23FD66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1FF
Lighter +30%#BBC8FE
Lighter +20%#889FFE
Lighter +10%#5676FD
Darker −10%#022FEB
Darker −20%#0225B8
Darker −30%#011B86
Darker −40%#011153
More saturated +25%#214CFF
Less saturated −25%#3F5EE1

Channel breakdown

R35
G77
B253
Red35 (13.7%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue228.44°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 4D · B FD

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