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Recognised as Colour

#237BE2

  • #237BE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#237BE2 is a blue with RGB values 35, 123, 226 and HSL 212°, 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

#237BE2#237BE2
HEX#237BE2
RGBrgb(35, 123, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4824, 0.8863
RGB percentages13.7%, 48.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(212.4, 76.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 84.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK84.5%, 45.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,325,474
CSS custom property--colour: #237BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#DC841D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4285E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B74E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A3no 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 text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28A23
Analogous#23DBE2, #2A23E2
Triadic#E2237B, #7BE223
Split complementary#E22A23, #DBE223
Tetradic#E223DB, #E28A23, #23E22A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E7FA
Lighter +30%#AACCF4
Lighter +20%#7DB1EE
Lighter +10%#5096E8
Darker −10%#1863BA
Darker −20%#134B8C
Darker −30%#0D335F
Darker −40%#071B32
More saturated +25%#0679FF
Less saturated −25%#427DC3

Channel breakdown

R35
G123
B226
Red35 (13.7%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue212.36°
Saturation (HSL)76.71%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 7B · B E2

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