Colour

#2439FF

#2439FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2439FF is a blue with RGB values 36, 57, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2439FF#2439FF

HEX#2439FF

RGBrgb(36, 57, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2235, 1

RGB percentages14.1%, 22.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(234.2, 100%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 85.9%, 100%)

CMYK85.9%, 77.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,374,143

CSS custom property--colour: #2439FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#DBC600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#00779Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.6 Blue · ΔE 20.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark violet · ΔE 30.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.4 Dark blue · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFEA24

Analogous#24A6FF, #7D24FF

Triadic#FF2439, #39FF24

Split complementary#FF7C24, #A7FF24

Tetradic#FF24A6, #FFEA24, #24FF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0F1FF

Lighter +30%#BDC3FF

Lighter +20%#8A95FF

Lighter +10%#5767FF

Darker −10%#0017F0

Darker −20%#0012BD

Darker −30%#000D8A

Darker −40%#000857

More saturated +25%#2439FF

Less saturated −25%#3F4FE4

Channel breakdown

R36

G57

B255

Red36 (14.1%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue234.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 39 · B FF

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