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Recognised as Colour

#2404AD

  • #2404AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2404AD is a blue with RGB values 36, 4, 173 and HSL 251°, 95%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2404AD#2404AD
HEX#2404AD
RGBrgb(36, 4, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0157, 0.6784
RGB percentages14.1%, 1.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(251.4, 95.5%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 97.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK79.2%, 97.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,360,493
CSS custom property--colour: #2404AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#DBFB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003BB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#004664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.1Medium blue · ΔE 16.5Navy · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Indigo · ΔE 25.4Dark violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DAD04
Analogous#0438AD, #7904AD
Triadic#AD2404, #04AD24
Split complementary#AD7904, #38AD04
Tetradic#AD0438, #8DAD04, #04AD79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9881FC
Lighter +30%#704FFB
Lighter +20%#471DFA
Lighter +10%#2E05DF
Darker −10%#1A037B
Darker −20%#0F0249
Darker −30%#050117
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2200B1
Less saturated −25%#321A97

Channel breakdown

R36
G4
B173
Red36 (14.1%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue251.36°
Saturation (HSL)95.48%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 04 · B AD

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