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Recognised as Colour

#2356AF

  • #2356AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2356AF is a blue with RGB values 35, 86, 175 and HSL 218°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2356AF#2356AF
HEX#2356AF
RGBrgb(35, 86, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3373, 0.6863
RGB percentages13.7%, 33.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(218.1, 66.7%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 80%, 68.6%)
CMYK80%, 50.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,315,951
CSS custom property--colour: #2356AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#DCA950

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E60B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7C23
Analogous#239CAF, #3623AF
Triadic#AF2356, #56AF23
Split complementary#AF3623, #9CAF23
Tetradic#AF239C, #AF7C23, #23AF36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFC6EF
Lighter +30%#84A8E6
Lighter +20%#5A8ADE
Lighter +10%#2F6CD6
Darker −10%#1A4184
Darker −20%#122C5A
Darker −30%#09172F
Darker −40%#010205
More saturated +25%#094FC9
Less saturated −25%#3D5D95

Channel breakdown

R35
G86
B175
Red35 (13.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue218.14°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 56 · B AF

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