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Colour

#235FCC

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

#235FCC is a blue with RGB values 35, 95, 204 and HSL 219°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#235FCC#235FCC
HEX#235FCC
RGBrgb(35, 95, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3725, 0.8
RGB percentages13.7%, 37.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(218.7, 70.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 82.8%, 80%)
CMYK82.8%, 53.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,318,284
CSS custom property--colour: #235FCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#DCA033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#007A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9023
Analogous#23B3CC, #3B23CC
Triadic#CC235F, #5FCC23
Split complementary#CC3B23, #B3CC23
Tetradic#CC23B3, #CC9023, #23CC3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6D7F5
Lighter +30%#9AB8EE
Lighter +20%#6F99E6
Lighter +10%#437ADF
Darker −10%#1C4BA0
Darker −20%#143675
Darker −30%#0D2249
Darker −40%#050E1E
More saturated +25%#0556EA
Less saturated −25%#4168AE

Channel breakdown

R35
G95
B204
Red35 (13.7%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue218.7°
Saturation (HSL)70.71%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 5F · B CC

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