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Recognised as Colour

#2385BF

  • #2385BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2385BF is a blue with RGB values 35, 133, 191 and HSL 202°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2385BF#2385BF
HEX#2385BF
RGBrgb(35, 133, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5216, 0.749
RGB percentages13.7%, 52.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(202.3, 69%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 81.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK81.7%, 30.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,327,999
CSS custom property--colour: #2385BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#DC7A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A86C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5478BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF5D23
Analogous#23BFAB, #2337BF
Triadic#BF2385, #85BF23
Split complementary#BF2337, #BFAB23
Tetradic#AB23BF, #BF5D23, #37BF23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBDEF3
Lighter +30%#90C9EB
Lighter +20%#65B4E3
Lighter +10%#3A9FDB
Darker −10%#1B6794
Darker −20%#134969
Darker −30%#0B2B3E
Darker −40%#030D13
More saturated +25%#078CDB
Less saturated −25%#3F7EA3

Channel breakdown

R35
G133
B191
Red35 (13.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue202.31°
Saturation (HSL)69.03%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 85 · B BF

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