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Recognised as Colour

#238DE1

  • #238DE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#238DE1 is a blue with RGB values 35, 141, 225 and HSL 207°, 76%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#238DE1#238DE1
HEX#238DE1
RGBrgb(35, 141, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5529, 0.8824
RGB percentages13.7%, 55.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(206.5, 76%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 84.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK84.4%, 37.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,330,081
CSS custom property--colour: #238DE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#DC721E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6492E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4781DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 30.7Light skyblue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E17723
Analogous#23E1D6, #232EE1
Triadic#E1238D, #8DE123
Split complementary#E1232E, #E1D623
Tetradic#D623E1, #E17723, #2EE123

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7EAF9
Lighter +30%#AAD3F3
Lighter +20%#7DBCED
Lighter +10%#50A4E7
Darker −10%#1972B8
Darker −20%#13568B
Darker −30%#0D3A5E
Darker −40%#071E31
More saturated +25%#0590FF
Less saturated −25%#4289C2

Channel breakdown

R35
G141
B225
Red35 (13.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue206.53°
Saturation (HSL)76%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 8D · B E1

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