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Recognised as Colour

#234E8D

  • #234E8D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#234E8D is a blue with RGB values 35, 78, 141 and HSL 216°, 60%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#234E8D#234E8D
HEX#234E8D
RGBrgb(35, 78, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3059, 0.5529
RGB percentages13.7%, 30.6%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(215.7, 60.2%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 75.2%, 55.3%)
CMYK75.2%, 44.7%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,313,869
CSS custom property--colour: #234E8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#DCB172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F548Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B4A8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1Royal blue · ΔE 34.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D6223
Analogous#23838D, #2D238D
Triadic#8D234E, #4E8D23
Split complementary#8D2D23, #838D23
Tetradic#8D2383, #8D6223, #238D2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97B7E5
Lighter +30%#6E9ADB
Lighter +20%#457ED1
Lighter +10%#2D65B6
Darker −10%#193764
Darker −20%#0F213B
Darker −30%#050A12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D4AA3
Less saturated −25%#395277

Channel breakdown

R35
G78
B141
Red35 (13.7%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue215.66°
Saturation (HSL)60.23%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 4E · B 8D

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