Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#2426FA

  • #2426FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2426FA is a blue with RGB values 36, 38, 250 and HSL 239°, 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

#2426FA#2426FA
HEX#2426FA
RGBrgb(36, 38, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.149, 0.9804
RGB percentages14.1%, 14.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(239.4, 95.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.4, 85.6%, 98%)
CMYK85.6%, 84.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,369,274
CSS custom property--colour: #2426FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#DBD905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.9Medium blue · ΔE 13.6Blue violet · ΔE 26.1Dark violet · ΔE 30.7Dark orchid · ΔE 40.9Dark blue · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF824
Analogous#2491FA, #8D24FA
Triadic#FA2426, #26FA24
Split complementary#FA8D24, #91FA24
Tetradic#FA2491, #FAF824, #24FA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBECFF
Lighter +30%#BABAFD
Lighter +20%#8889FC
Lighter +10%#5657FB
Darker −10%#0507E6
Darker −20%#0406B4
Darker −30%#030482
Darker −40%#020350
More saturated +25%#1F21FF
Less saturated −25%#4041DE

Channel breakdown

R36
G38
B250
Red36 (14.1%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue239.44°
Saturation (HSL)95.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 26 · B FA

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “2426fa” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.