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Recognised as Colour

#2623DA

  • #2623DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2623DA is a blue with RGB values 38, 35, 218 and HSL 241°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2623DA#2623DA
HEX#2623DA
RGBrgb(38, 35, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1373, 0.8549
RGB percentages14.9%, 13.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(241, 72.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241, 83.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK82.6%, 83.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,499,546
CSS custom property--colour: #2623DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D9DC25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#006082no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 25.2Blue · ΔE 25.9Dark blue · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DA23
Analogous#237CDA, #8123DA
Triadic#DA2623, #23DA26
Split complementary#DA8123, #7CDA23
Tetradic#DA237C, #D7DA23, #23DA81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D1F8
Lighter +30%#A7A5F1
Lighter +20%#7B79EA
Lighter +10%#504DE3
Darker −10%#1E1CAE
Darker −20%#171582
Darker −30%#0F0E56
Darker −40%#07072A
More saturated +25%#0703FA
Less saturated −25%#4543BA

Channel breakdown

R38
G35
B218
Red38 (14.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue240.98°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 23 · B DA

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