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Recognised as Colour

#23668C

  • #23668C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#23668C is a blue with RGB values 35, 102, 140 and HSL 202°, 60%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#23668C#23668C
HEX#23668C
RGBrgb(35, 102, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4, 0.549
RGB percentages13.7%, 40%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(201.7, 60%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 75%, 54.9%)
CMYK75%, 27.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,320,012
CSS custom property--colour: #23668C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#DC9973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54668Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#465C8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007073no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dim grey · ΔE 28.2Teal · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C4923
Analogous#238C7E, #23318C
Triadic#8C2366, #668C23
Split complementary#8C2331, #8C7E23
Tetradic#7E238C, #8C4923, #318C23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96C8E5
Lighter +30%#6DB3DB
Lighter +20%#459ED0
Lighter +10%#2D84B5
Darker −10%#194863
Darker −20%#0F2B3A
Darker −30%#040D12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D6CA2
Less saturated −25%#396076

Channel breakdown

R35
G102
B140
Red35 (13.7%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue201.71°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 66 · B 8C

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