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Recognised as Colour

#241CC5

  • #241CC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#241CC5 is a blue with RGB values 36, 28, 197 and HSL 243°, 75%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#241CC5#241CC5
HEX#241CC5
RGBrgb(36, 28, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1098, 0.7725
RGB percentages14.1%, 11%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(242.8, 75.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 85.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK81.7%, 85.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,366,661
CSS custom property--colour: #241CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#DBE33A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005575no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Dark blue · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Navy · ΔE 25.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDC51C
Analogous#1C68C5, #791CC5
Triadic#C5241C, #1CC524
Split complementary#C5791C, #69C51C
Tetradic#C51C68, #BDC51C, #1CC579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB8F5
Lighter +30%#908BEF
Lighter +20%#655FE8
Lighter +10%#3A32E2
Darker −10%#1C1698
Darker −20%#140F6C
Darker −30%#0C093F
Darker −40%#030312
More saturated +25%#0B00E1
Less saturated −25%#3D38A9

Channel breakdown

R36
G28
B197
Red36 (14.1%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue242.84°
Saturation (HSL)75.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 1C · B C5

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