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Recognised as Colour

#2386C0

  • #2386C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2386C0 is a blue with RGB values 35, 134, 192 and HSL 202°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2386C0#2386C0
HEX#2386C0
RGBrgb(35, 134, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5255, 0.7529
RGB percentages13.7%, 52.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(202.2, 69.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 81.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK81.8%, 30.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,328,256
CSS custom property--colour: #2386C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#DC793F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A87C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#5579BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C05D23
Analogous#23C0AC, #2337C0
Triadic#C02386, #86C023
Split complementary#C02337, #C0AC23
Tetradic#AC23C0, #C05D23, #37C023

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCDFF3
Lighter +30%#91CAEB
Lighter +20%#66B5E3
Lighter +10%#3BA0DB
Darker −10%#1B6895
Darker −20%#134A6A
Darker −30%#0B2C3F
Darker −40%#040E13
More saturated +25%#078DDC
Less saturated −25%#3F7FA4

Channel breakdown

R35
G134
B192
Red35 (13.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue202.17°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 86 · B C0

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