Recognised as Colour

#238CFF

#238CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#238CFF is a blue with RGB values 35, 140, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#238CFF#238CFF

HEX#238CFF

RGBrgb(35, 140, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.549, 1

RGB percentages13.7%, 54.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(211.4, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK86.3%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,329,855

CSS custom property--colour: #238CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#DC7300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0D83FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5 Royal blue · ΔE 17.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.7 Medium purple · ΔE 28.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.34, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF9623

Analogous#23FAFF, #2823FF

Triadic#FF238C, #8CFF23

Split complementary#FF2823, #FAFF23

Tetradic#FF23FA, #FF9623, #23FF28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF7FF

Lighter +30%#BCDCFF

Lighter +20%#89C1FF

Lighter +10%#56A7FF

Darker −10%#0072EF

Darker −20%#005ABC

Darker −30%#004189

Darker −40%#002956

More saturated +25%#238CFF

Less saturated −25%#3E8DE3

Channel breakdown

R35

G140

B255

Red35 (13.7%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue211.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 8C · B FF

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