Recognised as Colour

#238ED4

#238ED4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#238ED4 is a blue with RGB values 35, 142, 212 and HSL 204°, 72%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#238ED4

RGBrgb(35, 142, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5569, 0.8314

RGB percentages13.7%, 55.7%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(203.7, 71.7%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 83.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK83.5%, 33%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,330,324

CSS custom property--colour: #238ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#DC712B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D90D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#5481D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#009FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D46923

Analogous#23D4C1, #2336D4

Triadic#D4238E, #8ED423

Split complementary#D42335, #D4C123

Tetradic#C223D4, #D46923, #36D423

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCE6F7

Lighter +30%#A1D0EF

Lighter +20%#75BBE8

Lighter +10%#49A5E1

Darker −10%#1C71A8

Darker −20%#15537C

Darker −30%#0D3651

Darker −40%#061925

More saturated +25%#0494F3

Less saturated −25%#4288B5

Channel breakdown

R35

G142

B212

Red35 (13.7%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue203.73°

Saturation (HSL)71.66%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 8E · B D4

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