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Recognised as Colour

#238DCA

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

#238DCA is a blue with RGB values 35, 141, 202 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

#238DCA#238DCA
HEX#238DCA
RGBrgb(35, 141, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5529, 0.7922
RGB percentages13.7%, 55.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(201.9, 70.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 82.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK82.7%, 30.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,330,058
CSS custom property--colour: #238DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#DC7235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#708ECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#597FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6023
Analogous#23CAB3, #233ACA
Triadic#CA238D, #8DCA23
Split complementary#CA233A, #CAB323
Tetradic#B323CA, #CA6023, #3ACA23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4E3F5
Lighter +30%#99CEED
Lighter +20%#6DBAE6
Lighter +10%#42A5DE
Darker −10%#1B6F9F
Darker −20%#145073
Darker −30%#0C3248
Darker −40%#05141C
More saturated +25%#0595E8
Less saturated −25%#4185AC

Channel breakdown

R35
G141
B202
Red35 (13.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue201.92°
Saturation (HSL)70.46%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 8D · B CA

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