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Recognised as Colour

#23A7FA

  • #23A7FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#23A7FA is a blue with RGB values 35, 167, 250 and HSL 203°, 96%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#23A7FA#23A7FA
HEX#23A7FA
RGBrgb(35, 167, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6549, 0.9804
RGB percentages13.7%, 65.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(203.2, 95.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 86%, 98%)
CMYK86%, 33.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,336,762
CSS custom property--colour: #23A7FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#DC5805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FAAFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6197F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Sky blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA7623
Analogous#23FAE1, #233CFA
Triadic#FA23A7, #A7FA23
Split complementary#FA233C, #FAE123
Tetradic#E123FA, #FA7623, #3CFA23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF7FF
Lighter +30%#B9E3FD
Lighter +20%#87CFFC
Lighter +10%#55BBFB
Darker −10%#058EE5
Darker −20%#046FB3
Darker −30%#035081
Darker −40%#02314F
More saturated +25%#1EA8FF
Less saturated −25%#3FA1DE

Channel breakdown

R35
G167
B250
Red35 (13.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue203.16°
Saturation (HSL)95.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G A7 · B FA

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