Colour

#23569C

#23569C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#23569C is a blue with RGB values 35, 86, 156 and HSL 215°, 63%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#23569C#23569C

HEX#23569C

RGBrgb(35, 86, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3373, 0.6118

RGB percentages13.7%, 33.7%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(214.7, 63.4%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 77.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK77.6%, 44.9%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,315,932

CSS custom property--colour: #23569C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#DCA963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#325C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A519Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#006771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9 Royal blue · ΔE 30.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C6923

Analogous#23939C, #2C239C

Triadic#9C2356, #569C23

Split complementary#9C2C23, #939C23

Tetradic#9C2393, #9C6923, #239C2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1C0EA

Lighter +30%#77A4E1

Lighter +20%#4E88D7

Lighter +10%#2C6DC6

Darker −10%#1A3F72

Darker −20%#102849

Darker −30%#07111F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B52B4

Less saturated −25%#3B5A84

Channel breakdown

R35

G86

B156

Red35 (13.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue214.71°

Saturation (HSL)63.35%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 56 · B 9C

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