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Recognised as Colour

#2408AF

  • #2408AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2408AF is a blue with RGB values 36, 8, 175 and HSL 250°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2408AF#2408AF
HEX#2408AF
RGBrgb(36, 8, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0314, 0.6863
RGB percentages14.1%, 3.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(250.1, 91.3%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 95.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK79.4%, 95.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,361,519
CSS custom property--colour: #2408AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#DBF750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.3Medium blue · ΔE 16.5Navy · ΔE 19.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 25.5Dark violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93AF08
Analogous#0840AF, #7708AF
Triadic#AF2408, #08AF24
Split complementary#AF7808, #3FAF08
Tetradic#AF0840, #93AF08, #08AF77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9C89FA
Lighter +30%#7359F7
Lighter +20%#4A28F5
Lighter +10%#2E0AE0
Darker −10%#1A067E
Darker −20%#10044D
Darker −30%#06011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F00B7
Less saturated −25%#331F98

Channel breakdown

R36
G8
B175
Red36 (14.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue250.06°
Saturation (HSL)91.26%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 08 · B AF

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