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Recognised as Colour

#2418FF

  • #2418FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2418FF is a blue with RGB values 36, 24, 255 and HSL 243°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2418FF#2418FF
HEX#2418FF
RGBrgb(36, 24, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0941, 1
RGB percentages14.1%, 9.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(243.1, 100%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 90.6%, 100%)
CMYK85.9%, 90.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,365,695
CSS custom property--colour: #2418FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#DBE700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.8Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 30.9Dark violet · ΔE 34.2Dark orchid · ΔE 46.1Dark blue · ΔE 47.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FF18
Analogous#1880FF, #9718FF
Triadic#FF2418, #18FF24
Split complementary#FF9718, #80FF18
Tetradic#FF1880, #F3FF18, #18FF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E4FF
Lighter +30%#B5B1FF
Lighter +20%#857EFF
Lighter +10%#544BFF
Darker −10%#0C00E4
Darker −20%#0900B1
Darker −30%#07007E
Darker −40%#04004B
More saturated +25%#2418FF
Less saturated −25%#3E35E2

Channel breakdown

R36
G24
B255
Red36 (14.1%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue243.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 18 · B FF

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