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Recognised as Colour

#236CC7

  • #236CC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#236CC7 is a blue with RGB values 35, 108, 199 and HSL 213°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#236CC7#236CC7
HEX#236CC7
RGBrgb(35, 108, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4235, 0.7804
RGB percentages13.7%, 42.4%, 78%
HSLhsl(213.3, 70.1%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 82.4%, 78%)
CMYK82.4%, 45.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,321,607
CSS custom property--colour: #236CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#DC9338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B75CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1066C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C77E23
Analogous#23BEC7, #2C23C7
Triadic#C7236C, #6CC723
Split complementary#C72C23, #BEC723
Tetradic#C723BE, #C77E23, #23C72C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D8F4
Lighter +30%#96BDED
Lighter +20%#6BA1E5
Lighter +10%#4086DD
Darker −10%#1B549C
Darker −20%#143D70
Darker −30%#0C2545
Darker −40%#040E1A
More saturated +25%#0669E4
Less saturated −25%#406FAA

Channel breakdown

R35
G108
B199
Red35 (13.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue213.29°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 6C · B C7

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