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Recognised as Colour

#2438BD

  • #2438BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2438BD is a blue with RGB values 36, 56, 189 and HSL 232°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2438BD#2438BD
HEX#2438BD
RGBrgb(36, 56, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2196, 0.7412
RGB percentages14.1%, 22%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(232.2, 68%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 81%, 74.1%)
CMYK81%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,373,821
CSS custom property--colour: #2438BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#DBC742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Navy · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Indigo · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA924
Analogous#2485BD, #5C24BD
Triadic#BD2438, #38BD24
Split complementary#BD5C24, #85BD24
Tetradic#BD2485, #BDA924, #24BD5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBC2F2
Lighter +30%#909CEA
Lighter +20%#6576E2
Lighter +10%#3A4FDA
Darker −10%#1C2B92
Darker −20%#141F67
Darker −30%#0C123C
Darker −40%#030512
More saturated +25%#0823D9
Less saturated −25%#404DA1

Channel breakdown

R36
G56
B189
Red36 (14.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue232.16°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 38 · B BD

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