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Recognised as Colour

#237AE2

  • #237AE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#237AE2 is a blue with RGB values 35, 122, 226 and HSL 213°, 77%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#237AE2#237AE2
HEX#237AE2
RGBrgb(35, 122, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4784, 0.8863
RGB percentages13.7%, 47.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(212.7, 76.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 84.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK84.5%, 46%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,325,218
CSS custom property--colour: #237AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#DC851D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4084E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0173E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0093A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9Royal blue · ΔE 15Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28B23
Analogous#23D9E2, #2C23E2
Triadic#E2237A, #7AE223
Split complementary#E22C23, #D9E223
Tetradic#E223D9, #E28B23, #23E22C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E7FA
Lighter +30%#AACCF4
Lighter +20%#7DB0EE
Lighter +10%#5095E8
Darker −10%#1862BA
Darker −20%#134A8C
Darker −30%#0D325F
Darker −40%#071B32
More saturated +25%#0677FF
Less saturated −25%#427DC3

Channel breakdown

R35
G122
B226
Red35 (13.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue212.67°
Saturation (HSL)76.71%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 7A · B E2

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