Recognised as Colour

#234EFE

#234EFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#234EFE is a blue with RGB values 35, 78, 254 and HSL 228°, 99%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#234EFE#234EFE

HEX#234EFE

RGBrgb(35, 78, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3059, 0.9961

RGB percentages13.7%, 30.6%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(228.2, 99.1%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 86.2%, 99.6%)

CMYK86.2%, 69.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,313,982

CSS custom property--colour: #234EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#DCB101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0080A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 24.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28 Dark violet · ΔE 32.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.2 Royal blue · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 24.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FED323

Analogous#23BCFE, #6523FE

Triadic#FE234E, #4EFE23

Split complementary#FE6523, #BCFE23

Tetradic#FE23BC, #FED323, #23FE65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF1FF

Lighter +30%#BBC9FF

Lighter +20%#89A0FE

Lighter +10%#5677FE

Darker −10%#012FED

Darker −20%#0125BA

Darker −30%#011B87

Darker −40%#001155

More saturated +25%#224DFF

Less saturated −25%#3F5FE2

Channel breakdown

R35

G78

B254

Red35 (13.7%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue228.22°

Saturation (HSL)99.1%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 4E · B FE

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