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Recognised as Colour

#238AC5

  • #238AC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#238AC5 is a blue with RGB values 35, 138, 197 and HSL 202°, 70%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#238AC5#238AC5
HEX#238AC5
RGBrgb(35, 138, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5412, 0.7725
RGB percentages13.7%, 54.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(201.9, 69.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 82.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK82.2%, 29.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,329,285
CSS custom property--colour: #238AC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#DC753A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8BC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#587CC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00999Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C55E23
Analogous#23C5AF, #2339C5
Triadic#C5238A, #8AC523
Split complementary#C52339, #C5AF23
Tetradic#AF23C5, #C55E23, #39C523

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E1F4
Lighter +30%#95CCEC
Lighter +20%#6AB8E4
Lighter +10%#3EA3DD
Darker −10%#1B6C9A
Darker −20%#144D6E
Darker −30%#0C2F43
Darker −40%#041118
More saturated +25%#0692E2
Less saturated −25%#4082A8

Channel breakdown

R35
G138
B197
Red35 (13.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue201.85°
Saturation (HSL)69.83%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 8A · B C5

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