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Colour

#2623DC

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

#2623DC is a blue with RGB values 38, 35, 220 and HSL 241°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2623DC#2623DC
HEX#2623DC
RGBrgb(38, 35, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1373, 0.8627
RGB percentages14.9%, 13.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(241, 72.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241, 84.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK82.7%, 84.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,499,548
CSS custom property--colour: #2623DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D9DC23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.3Blue violet · ΔE 20Blue · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 25.3Dark blue · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DC23
Analogous#237CDC, #8323DC
Triadic#DC2623, #23DC26
Split complementary#DC8323, #7CDC23
Tetradic#DC237C, #D9DC23, #23DC83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D3F8
Lighter +30%#A8A7F1
Lighter +20%#7D7BEA
Lighter +10%#514FE3
Darker −10%#1E1CB0
Darker −20%#171584
Darker −30%#0F0E58
Darker −40%#08072C
More saturated +25%#0703FC
Less saturated −25%#4543BC

Channel breakdown

R38
G35
B220
Red38 (14.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue240.97°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 23 · B DC

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