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Colour

#2400EC

  • #2400EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2400EC is a blue with RGB values 36, 0, 236 and HSL 249°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2400EC#2400EC
HEX#2400EC
RGBrgb(36, 0, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0, 0.9255
RGB percentages14.1%, 0%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(249.2, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK84.7%, 100%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,359,532
CSS custom property--colour: #2400EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#DBFF13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00628Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9Medium blue · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 28.4Dark violet · ΔE 31.2Dark blue · ΔE 42.9Dark orchid · ΔE 43.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8EC00
Analogous#0052EC, #9A00EC
Triadic#EC2400, #00EC24
Split complementary#EC9A00, #52EC00
Tetradic#EC0052, #C8EC00, #00EC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4B9FF
Lighter +30%#9886FF
Lighter +20%#6D53FF
Lighter +10%#4220FF
Darker −10%#1C00B9
Darker −20%#140086
Darker −30%#0D0053
Darker −40%#050020
More saturated +25%#2400EC
Less saturated −25%#381DCF

Channel breakdown

R36
G0
B236
Red36 (14.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue249.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 00 · B EC

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