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Recognised as Colour

#2396FE

  • #2396FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2396FE is a blue with RGB values 35, 150, 254 and HSL 208°, 99%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2396FE#2396FE
HEX#2396FE
RGBrgb(35, 150, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5882, 0.9961
RGB percentages13.7%, 58.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(208.5, 99.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.5, 86.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK86.2%, 40.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,332,414
CSS custom property--colour: #2396FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#DC6901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A8BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 31Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.9Medium purple · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE8B23
Analogous#23FEF9, #2329FE
Triadic#FE2396, #96FE23
Split complementary#FE2329, #FEF823
Tetradic#F823FE, #FE8B23, #29FE23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF7FF
Lighter +30%#BBDFFF
Lighter +20%#89C6FE
Lighter +10%#56AEFE
Darker −10%#017DED
Darker −20%#0162BA
Darker −30%#014787
Darker −40%#002D55
More saturated +25%#2296FF
Less saturated −25%#3F95E2

Channel breakdown

R35
G150
B254
Red35 (13.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue208.49°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 96 · B FE

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