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Recognised as Colour

#2369A6

  • #2369A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2369A6 is a blue with RGB values 35, 105, 166 and HSL 208°, 65%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2369A6#2369A6
HEX#2369A6
RGBrgb(35, 105, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4118, 0.651
RGB percentages13.7%, 41.2%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(207.9, 65.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 78.9%, 65.1%)
CMYK78.9%, 36.7%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,320,806
CSS custom property--colour: #2369A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#DC9659

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6CA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3960A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00787Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A66023
Analogous#23A6A2, #2327A6
Triadic#A62369, #69A623
Split complementary#A62328, #A6A223
Tetradic#A223A6, #A66023, #28A623

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8CDED
Lighter +30%#7EB4E4
Lighter +20%#549CDB
Lighter +10%#2C84D0
Darker −10%#1A4E7C
Darker −20%#113452
Darker −30%#081928
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A6BBF
Less saturated −25%#3C678D

Channel breakdown

R35
G105
B166
Red35 (13.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue207.94°
Saturation (HSL)65.17%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 69 · B A6

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