Colour

#235B78

#235B78
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#235B78 is a blue with RGB values 35, 91, 120 and HSL 200°, 55%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#235B78

RGBrgb(35, 91, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3569, 0.4706

RGB percentages13.7%, 35.7%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(200.5, 54.8%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 70.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK70.8%, 24.2%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,317,176

CSS custom property--colour: #235B78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#DCA487

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5A79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#415278no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Steel blue · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23 Dim grey · ΔE 24.6 Teal · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#784023

Analogous#23786B, #233078

Triadic#78235B, #5B7823

Split complementary#782330, #786B23

Tetradic#6B2378, #784023, #307823

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8AC1DD

Lighter +30%#63ACD1

Lighter +20%#3B97C6

Lighter +10%#2F799F

Darker −10%#173D51

Darker −20%#0C1F29

Darker −30%#000102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#10618B

Less saturated −25%#365565

Channel breakdown

R35

G91

B120

Red35 (13.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue200.47°

Saturation (HSL)54.84%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 5B · B 78

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