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Recognised as Colour

#2400DC

  • #2400DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2400DC is a blue with RGB values 36, 0, 220 and HSL 250°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2400DC#2400DC
HEX#2400DC
RGBrgb(36, 0, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0, 0.8627
RGB percentages14.1%, 0%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(249.8, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK83.6%, 100%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,359,516
CSS custom property--colour: #2400DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#DBFF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.1Blue · ΔE 15.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.4Dark blue · ΔE 35.9Dark orchid · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8DC00
Analogous#004ADC, #9200DC
Triadic#DC2400, #00DC24
Split complementary#DC9200, #4ADC00
Tetradic#DC004A, #B8DC00, #00DC92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7A9FF
Lighter +30%#8C76FF
Lighter +20%#6243FF
Lighter +10%#3710FF
Darker −10%#1C00A9
Darker −20%#130076
Darker −30%#0B0043
Darker −40%#030010
More saturated +25%#2400DC
Less saturated −25%#371CC1

Channel breakdown

R36
G0
B220
Red36 (14.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue249.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 00 · B DC

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