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Recognised as Colour

#235FAE

  • #235FAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#235FAE is a blue with RGB values 35, 95, 174 and HSL 214°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#235FAE#235FAE
HEX#235FAE
RGBrgb(35, 95, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3725, 0.6824
RGB percentages13.7%, 37.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(214.1, 66.5%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 79.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK79.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,318,254
CSS custom property--colour: #235FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#DCA051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3666B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#165AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#00727Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7223
Analogous#23A5AE, #2C23AE
Triadic#AE235F, #5FAE23
Split complementary#AE2C23, #A5AE23
Tetradic#AE23A5, #AE7223, #23AE2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AECAEF
Lighter +30%#84AEE6
Lighter +20%#5992DE
Lighter +10%#2F77D5
Darker −10%#1A4884
Darker −20%#123159
Darker −30%#09192F
Darker −40%#010204
More saturated +25%#095BC8
Less saturated −25%#3D6394

Channel breakdown

R35
G95
B174
Red35 (13.7%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue214.1°
Saturation (HSL)66.51%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 5F · B AE

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