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Recognised as Colour

#2372FA

  • #2372FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2372FA is a blue with RGB values 35, 114, 250 and HSL 218°, 96%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2372FA#2372FA
HEX#2372FA
RGBrgb(35, 114, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4471, 0.9804
RGB percentages13.7%, 44.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(218, 95.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 86%, 98%)
CMYK86%, 54.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,323,194
CSS custom property--colour: #2372FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#DC8D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0094ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAAB23
Analogous#23DDFA, #4023FA
Triadic#FA2372, #72FA23
Split complementary#FA4023, #DDFA23
Tetradic#FA23DE, #FAAB23, #23FA40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF2FF
Lighter +30%#B9D2FD
Lighter +20%#87B2FC
Lighter +10%#5592FB
Darker −10%#0557E5
Darker −20%#0444B3
Darker −30%#033181
Darker −40%#021E4F
More saturated +25%#1E71FF
Less saturated −25%#3F79DE

Channel breakdown

R35
G114
B250
Red35 (13.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue217.95°
Saturation (HSL)95.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 72 · B FA

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