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Recognised as Colour

#235CC2

  • #235CC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#235CC2 is a blue with RGB values 35, 92, 194 and HSL 218°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#235CC2#235CC2
HEX#235CC2
RGBrgb(35, 92, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3608, 0.7608
RGB percentages13.7%, 36.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(218.5, 69.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 82%, 76.1%)
CMYK82%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,317,506
CSS custom property--colour: #235CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#DCA33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F68C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28923
Analogous#23ACC2, #3923C2
Triadic#C2235C, #5CC223
Split complementary#C23923, #ACC223
Tetradic#C223AC, #C28923, #23C239

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BED1F3
Lighter +30%#93B2EB
Lighter +20%#6794E4
Lighter +10%#3C75DC
Darker −10%#1B4897
Darker −20%#13336C
Darker −30%#0C1F40
Darker −40%#040A15
More saturated +25%#0654DF
Less saturated −25%#4064A5

Channel breakdown

R35
G92
B194
Red35 (13.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue218.49°
Saturation (HSL)69.43%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 5C · B C2

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