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Recognised as Colour

#238CC9

  • #238CC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#238CC9 is a blue with RGB values 35, 140, 201 and HSL 202°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#238CC9#238CC9
HEX#238CC9
RGBrgb(35, 140, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.549, 0.7882
RGB percentages13.7%, 54.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(202, 70.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 82.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK82.6%, 30.3%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,329,801
CSS custom property--colour: #238CC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#DC7336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F8DCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#587EC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C96023
Analogous#23C9B3, #2339C9
Triadic#C9238C, #8CC923
Split complementary#C92339, #C9B323
Tetradic#B323C9, #C96023, #39C923

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3E3F5
Lighter +30%#98CEED
Lighter +20%#6DB9E5
Lighter +10%#41A4DE
Darker −10%#1B6E9E
Darker −20%#144F72
Darker −30%#0C3147
Darker −40%#05131B
More saturated +25%#0694E6
Less saturated −25%#4184AB

Channel breakdown

R35
G140
B201
Red35 (13.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue202.05°
Saturation (HSL)70.34%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 8C · B C9

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