Colour

#2402CB

#2402CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2402CB is a blue with RGB values 36, 2, 203 and HSL 250°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2402CB#2402CB

HEX#2402CB

RGBrgb(36, 2, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0078, 0.7961

RGB percentages14.1%, 0.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(250.1, 98%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 99%, 79.6%)

CMYK82.3%, 99%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,360,011

CSS custom property--colour: #2402CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.79:1

Contrast with white10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#DBFD34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0033C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Blue · ΔE 23.8 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8 Dark blue · ΔE 28.1 Navy · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.04, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9CB02

Analogous#0245CB, #8802CB

Triadic#CB2402, #02CB24

Split complementary#CB8802, #45CB02

Tetradic#CB0245, #A9CB02, #02CB89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AC9BFE

Lighter +30%#8268FE

Lighter +20%#5836FD

Lighter +10%#2E03FD

Darker −10%#1B0298

Darker −20%#120166

Darker −30%#090133

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#2300CD

Less saturated −25%#351CB1

Channel breakdown

R36

B203

Red36 (14.1%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue250.15°

Saturation (HSL)98.05%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 02 · B CB

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