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Recognised as Colour

#238BDC

  • #238BDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#238BDC is a blue with RGB values 35, 139, 220 and HSL 206°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#238BDC#238BDC
HEX#238BDC
RGBrgb(35, 139, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5451, 0.8627
RGB percentages13.7%, 54.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(206.3, 72.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 84.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK84.1%, 36.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,329,564
CSS custom property--colour: #238BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#DC7423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#648FDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#487FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 31.7Light skyblue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC7423
Analogous#23DCD1, #232EDC
Triadic#DC238B, #8BDC23
Split complementary#DC232E, #DCD123
Tetradic#D123DC, #DC7423, #2EDC23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E8F8
Lighter +30%#A7D1F1
Lighter +20%#7BB9EA
Lighter +10%#4FA2E3
Darker −10%#1C6FB0
Darker −20%#155384
Darker −30%#0E3858
Darker −40%#071C2C
More saturated +25%#038FFC
Less saturated −25%#4387BC

Channel breakdown

R35
G139
B220
Red35 (13.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue206.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 8B · B DC

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