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Recognised as Colour

#2387C2

  • #2387C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2387C2 is a blue with RGB values 35, 135, 194 and HSL 202°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2387C2#2387C2
HEX#2387C2
RGBrgb(35, 135, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5294, 0.7608
RGB percentages13.7%, 52.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(202.3, 69.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 82%, 76.1%)
CMYK82%, 30.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,328,514
CSS custom property--colour: #2387C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#DC783D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B88C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#557AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C25E23
Analogous#23C2AD, #2338C2
Triadic#C22387, #87C223
Split complementary#C22338, #C2AD23
Tetradic#AD23C2, #C25E23, #38C223

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEDFF3
Lighter +30%#93CAEB
Lighter +20%#67B6E4
Lighter +10%#3CA1DC
Darker −10%#1B6997
Darker −20%#134B6C
Darker −30%#0C2D40
Darker −40%#040F15
More saturated +25%#068EDF
Less saturated −25%#4080A5

Channel breakdown

R35
G135
B194
Red35 (13.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue202.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.43%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 87 · B C2

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