Colour

#238DFF

#238DFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#238DFF is a blue with RGB values 35, 141, 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

#238DFF#238DFF

HEX#238DFF

RGBrgb(35, 141, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5529, 1

RGB percentages13.7%, 55.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(211.1, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK86.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,330,111

CSS custom property--colour: #238DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#DC7200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1584FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9 Royal blue · ΔE 17.8 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2 Medium purple · ΔE 28.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.55, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF9523

Analogous#23FBFF, #2723FF

Triadic#FF238D, #8DFF23

Split complementary#FF2723, #FBFF23

Tetradic#FF23FB, #FF9523, #23FF27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF7FF

Lighter +30%#BCDCFF

Lighter +20%#89C2FF

Lighter +10%#56A7FF

Darker −10%#0073EF

Darker −20%#005BBC

Darker −30%#004289

Darker −40%#002956

More saturated +25%#238DFF

Less saturated −25%#3E8EE3

Channel breakdown

R35

G141

B255

Red35 (13.7%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue211.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 8D · B FF

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