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Recognised as Colour

#2398D3

  • #2398D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2398D3 is a blue with RGB values 35, 152, 211 and HSL 200°, 72%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2398D3#2398D3
HEX#2398D3
RGBrgb(35, 152, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5961, 0.8275
RGB percentages13.7%, 59.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(200.1, 71.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 83.4%, 82.7%)
CMYK83.4%, 28%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,332,883
CSS custom property--colour: #2398D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#DC672C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B98D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6488D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D35E23
Analogous#23D3B6, #2340D3
Triadic#D32398, #98D323
Split complementary#D32340, #D3B623
Tetradic#B623D3, #D35E23, #40D323

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE8F6
Lighter +30%#A0D5EF
Lighter +20%#74C1E8
Lighter +10%#48AEE1
Darker −10%#1C78A7
Darker −20%#14597C
Darker −30%#0D3950
Darker −40%#061A24
More saturated +25%#04A2F2
Less saturated −25%#428EB4

Channel breakdown

R35
G152
B211
Red35 (13.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue200.11°
Saturation (HSL)71.54%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 98 · B D3

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