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Recognised as Colour

#236ACA

  • #236ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#236ACA is a blue with RGB values 35, 106, 202 and HSL 214°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#236ACA#236ACA
HEX#236ACA
RGBrgb(35, 106, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4157, 0.7922
RGB percentages13.7%, 41.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(214.5, 70.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 82.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK82.7%, 47.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,321,098
CSS custom property--colour: #236ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#DC9535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3374CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8323
Analogous#23BECA, #2F23CA
Triadic#CA236A, #6ACA23
Split complementary#CA2F23, #BECA23
Tetradic#CA23BE, #CA8323, #23CA2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D9F5
Lighter +30%#99BDED
Lighter +20%#6DA0E6
Lighter +10%#4284DE
Darker −10%#1B539F
Darker −20%#143C73
Darker −30%#0C2648
Darker −40%#050F1C
More saturated +25%#0566E8
Less saturated −25%#416EAC

Channel breakdown

R35
G106
B202
Red35 (13.7%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue214.49°
Saturation (HSL)70.46%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 6A · B CA

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