Recognised as Colour

#238AF8

#238AF8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#238AF8 is a blue with RGB values 35, 138, 248 and HSL 211°, 94%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#238AF8#238AF8

HEX#238AF8

RGBrgb(35, 138, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5412, 0.9725

RGB percentages13.7%, 54.1%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(211, 93.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211, 85.9%, 97.3%)

CMYK85.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,329,336

CSS custom property--colour: #238AF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#DC7507

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F94FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B81F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18 Slate blue · ΔE 28 Medium purple · ΔE 28.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.48, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F89123

Analogous#23F5F8, #2623F8

Triadic#F8238A, #8AF823

Split complementary#F82623, #F5F823

Tetradic#F823F5, #F89123, #23F826

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9F3FE

Lighter +30%#B7D9FD

Lighter +20%#86BFFB

Lighter +10%#54A4FA

Darker −10%#0770E1

Darker −20%#0658AF

Darker −30%#043F7E

Darker −40%#02264D

More saturated +25%#1C8AFF

Less saturated −25%#3F8BDC

Channel breakdown

R35

G138

B248

Red35 (13.7%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue210.99°

Saturation (HSL)93.83%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 8A · B F8

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