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Recognised as Colour

#2425FA

  • #2425FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2425FA is a blue with RGB values 36, 37, 250 and HSL 240°, 96%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2425FA#2425FA
HEX#2425FA
RGBrgb(36, 37, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1451, 0.9804
RGB percentages14.1%, 14.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(239.7, 95.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.7, 85.6%, 98%)
CMYK85.6%, 85.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,369,018
CSS custom property--colour: #2425FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#DBDA05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.5Medium blue · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Dark violet · ΔE 30.8Dark orchid · ΔE 41.2Dark blue · ΔE 42.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF924
Analogous#2490FA, #8E24FA
Triadic#FA2425, #25FA24
Split complementary#FA8E24, #90FA24
Tetradic#FA2490, #FAF924, #24FA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBECFF
Lighter +30%#BABAFD
Lighter +20%#8888FC
Lighter +10%#5657FB
Darker −10%#0506E6
Darker −20%#0405B4
Darker −30%#030482
Darker −40%#020250
More saturated +25%#1F20FF
Less saturated −25%#4041DE

Channel breakdown

R36
G37
B250
Red36 (14.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue239.72°
Saturation (HSL)95.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 25 · B FA

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