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Recognised as Colour

#236CFF

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

#236CFF is a blue with RGB values 35, 108, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#236CFF#236CFF
HEX#236CFF
RGBrgb(35, 108, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4235, 1
RGB percentages13.7%, 42.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.1, 100%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 86.3%, 100%)
CMYK86.3%, 57.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,321,663
CSS custom property--colour: #236CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#DC9300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0092ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB623
Analogous#23DAFF, #4823FF
Triadic#FF236C, #6CFF23
Split complementary#FF4823, #DAFF23
Tetradic#FF23DA, #FFB623, #23FF48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF4FF
Lighter +30%#BCD2FF
Lighter +20%#89B0FF
Lighter +10%#568EFF
Darker −10%#004FEF
Darker −20%#003EBC
Darker −30%#002D89
Darker −40%#001D56
More saturated +25%#236CFF
Less saturated −25%#3E75E3

Channel breakdown

R35
G108
B255
Red35 (13.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 6C · B FF

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