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Recognised as Colour

#23AEFD

  • #23AEFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#23AEFD is a blue with RGB values 35, 174, 253 and HSL 202°, 98%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#23AEFD#23AEFD
HEX#23AEFD
RGBrgb(35, 174, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6824, 0.9922
RGB percentages13.7%, 68.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(201.7, 98.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 86.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK86.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,338,557
CSS custom property--colour: #23AEFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#DC5102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD7223
Analogous#23FDDF, #2341FD
Triadic#FD23AE, #AEFD23
Split complementary#FD2341, #FDDF23
Tetradic#DF23FD, #FD7223, #41FD23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF8FF
Lighter +30%#BBE6FE
Lighter +20%#88D3FE
Lighter +10%#56C1FD
Darker −10%#0297EB
Darker −20%#0276B8
Darker −30%#015686
Darker −40%#013553
More saturated +25%#21AFFF
Less saturated −25%#3FA6E1

Channel breakdown

R35
G174
B253
Red35 (13.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue201.74°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G AE · B FD

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