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Recognised as Colour

#239CF7

  • #239CF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#239CF7 is a blue with RGB values 35, 156, 247 and HSL 206°, 93%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#239CF7#239CF7
HEX#239CF7
RGBrgb(35, 156, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6118, 0.9686
RGB percentages13.7%, 61.2%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(205.8, 93%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 85.8%, 96.9%)
CMYK85.8%, 36.8%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,333,943
CSS custom property--colour: #239CF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#DC6308

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A1FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#508EF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.9Light skyblue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F77E23
Analogous#23F7E8, #2332F7
Triadic#F7239C, #9CF723
Split complementary#F72332, #F7E823
Tetradic#E823F7, #F77E23, #32F723

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F5FE
Lighter +30%#B7DEFC
Lighter +20%#85C8FB
Lighter +10%#54B2F9
Darker −10%#0883DF
Darker −20%#0666AE
Darker −30%#05497C
Darker −40%#032C4B
More saturated +25%#1B9DFF
Less saturated −25%#4098DB

Channel breakdown

R35
G156
B247
Red35 (13.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue205.75°
Saturation (HSL)92.98%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 9C · B F7

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