Colour

#2400CD

#2400CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2400CD is a blue with RGB values 36, 0, 205 and HSL 251°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2400CD

RGBrgb(36, 0, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0, 0.8039

RGB percentages14.1%, 0%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(250.5, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK82.4%, 100%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,359,501

CSS custom property--colour: #2400CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.73:1

Contrast with white10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#DBFF32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 2.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Blue · ΔE 22.5 Dark violet · ΔE 25.1 Dark blue · ΔE 29.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 2.26, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A9CD00

Analogous#0043CD, #8A00CD

Triadic#CD2400, #00CD24

Split complementary#CD8B00, #42CD00

Tetradic#CD0043, #A9CD00, #00CD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AC9AFF

Lighter +30%#8267FF

Lighter +20%#5834FF

Lighter +10%#2E01FF

Darker −10%#1B009A

Darker −20%#120067

Darker −30%#090034

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#2400CD

Less saturated −25%#351AB3

Channel breakdown

R36

B205

Red36 (14.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue250.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 00 · B CD

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