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Recognised as Colour

#184AF0

  • #184AF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#184AF0 is a blue with RGB values 24, 74, 240 and HSL 226°, 88%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#184AF0#184AF0
HEX#184AF0
RGBrgb(24, 74, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.2902, 0.9412
RGB percentages9.4%, 29%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(226.1, 87.8%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 90%, 94.1%)
CMYK90%, 69.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,592,048
CSS custom property--colour: #184AF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#E7B50F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#007998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9Blue violet · ΔE 25Medium blue · ΔE 25.3Royal blue · ΔE 31Dark blue · ΔE 31.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 24.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0BE18
Analogous#18B6F0, #5218F0
Triadic#F0184A, #4AF018
Split complementary#F05218, #B6F018
Tetradic#F018B6, #F0BE18, #18F052

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E0FC
Lighter +30%#A8BBF9
Lighter +20%#7895F6
Lighter +10%#4870F3
Darker −10%#0D38C8
Darker −20%#0A2B98
Darker −30%#071D68
Darker −40%#041038
More saturated +25%#0942FF
Less saturated −25%#375BD1

Channel breakdown

R24
G74
B240
Red24 (9.4%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue226.11°
Saturation (HSL)87.8%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 4A · B F0

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