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Colour

#236EFF

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

#236EFF is a blue with RGB values 35, 110, 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

#236EFF#236EFF
HEX#236EFF
RGBrgb(35, 110, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4314, 1
RGB percentages13.7%, 43.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.5, 100%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 86.3%, 100%)
CMYK86.3%, 56.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,322,175
CSS custom property--colour: #236EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#DC9100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0093ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB423
Analogous#23DCFF, #4623FF
Triadic#FF236E, #6EFF23
Split complementary#FF4623, #DCFF23
Tetradic#FF23DC, #FFB423, #23FF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF4FF
Lighter +30%#BCD3FF
Lighter +20%#89B1FF
Lighter +10%#5690FF
Darker −10%#0051EF
Darker −20%#0040BC
Darker −30%#002F89
Darker −40%#001D56
More saturated +25%#236EFF
Less saturated −25%#3E77E3

Channel breakdown

R35
G110
B255
Red35 (13.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 6E · B FF

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