Colour

#2400ED

#2400ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#2400ED is a blue with RGB values 36, 0, 237 and HSL 249°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2400ED#2400ED

HEX#2400ED

RGBrgb(36, 0, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0, 0.9294

RGB percentages14.1%, 0%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(249.1, 100%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 100%, 92.9%)

CMYK84.8%, 100%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,359,533

CSS custom property--colour: #2400ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#DBFF12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#003CEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00638Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.5 Medium blue · ΔE 13.3 Blue violet · ΔE 28.7 Dark violet · ΔE 31.5 Dark blue · ΔE 43.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9ED00

Analogous#0052ED, #9A00ED

Triadic#ED2400, #00ED24

Split complementary#ED9B00, #52ED00

Tetradic#ED0053, #C9ED00, #00ED9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4BAFF

Lighter +30%#9987FF

Lighter +20%#6E54FF

Lighter +10%#4321FF

Darker −10%#1C00BA

Darker −20%#150087

Darker −30%#0D0054

Darker −40%#050021

More saturated +25%#2400ED

Less saturated −25%#391ECF

Channel breakdown

R36

B237

Red36 (14.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue249.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 00 · B ED

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