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Recognised as Colour

#023488

  • #023488
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#023488 is a blue with RGB values 2, 52, 136 and HSL 218°, 97%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#023488#023488
HEX#023488
RGBrgb(2, 52, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2039, 0.5333
RGB percentages0.8%, 20.4%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(217.6, 97.1%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 98.5%, 53.3%)
CMYK98.5%, 61.8%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer144,520
CSS custom property--colour: #023488;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FDCB77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00408Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003486no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004A58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.8Midnight blue · ΔE 13.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 28Indigo · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#885602
Analogous#027788, #130288
Triadic#880234, #348802
Split complementary#881302, #778802
Tetradic#880277, #885602, #028813

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5996FD
Lighter +30%#2777FC
Lighter +20%#035AED
Lighter +10%#0347BA
Darker −10%#012156
Darker −20%#010E23
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00338A
Less saturated −25%#133877

Channel breakdown

R2
G52
B136
Red2 (0.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue217.61°
Saturation (HSL)97.1%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 34 · B 88

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