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Recognised as Colour

#238BCC

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

#238BCC is a blue with RGB values 35, 139, 204 and HSL 203°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#238BCC#238BCC
HEX#238BCC
RGBrgb(35, 139, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5451, 0.8
RGB percentages13.7%, 54.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(203.1, 70.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 82.8%, 80%)
CMYK82.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,329,548
CSS custom property--colour: #238BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#DC7433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#557ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC6423
Analogous#23CCB9, #2336CC
Triadic#CC238B, #8BCC23
Split complementary#CC2336, #CCB923
Tetradic#B923CC, #CC6423, #36CC23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6E3F5
Lighter +30%#9ACEEE
Lighter +20%#6FB8E6
Lighter +10%#43A3DF
Darker −10%#1C6DA0
Darker −20%#145075
Darker −30%#0D3249
Darker −40%#05141E
More saturated +25%#0592EA
Less saturated −25%#4184AE

Channel breakdown

R35
G139
B204
Red35 (13.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue203.08°
Saturation (HSL)70.71%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 8B · B CC

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