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Recognised as Colour

#2437FF

  • #2437FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2437FF is a blue with RGB values 36, 55, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2437FF#2437FF
HEX#2437FF
RGBrgb(36, 55, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2157, 1
RGB percentages14.1%, 21.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.8, 100%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 85.9%, 100%)
CMYK85.9%, 78.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,373,631
CSS custom property--colour: #2437FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#DBC800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00769Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.2Blue · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 30.1Dark orchid · ΔE 37.9Dark blue · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEC24
Analogous#24A4FF, #7F24FF
Triadic#FF2437, #37FF24
Split complementary#FF7F24, #A4FF24
Tetradic#FF24A4, #FFEC24, #24FF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F1FF
Lighter +30%#BDC3FF
Lighter +20%#8A94FF
Lighter +10%#5766FF
Darker −10%#0015F0
Darker −20%#0010BD
Darker −30%#000C8A
Darker −40%#000857
More saturated +25%#2437FF
Less saturated −25%#3F4EE4

Channel breakdown

R36
G55
B255
Red36 (14.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 37 · B FF

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