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Recognised as Colour

#2440CC

  • #2440CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2440CC is a blue with RGB values 36, 64, 204 and HSL 230°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2440CC#2440CC
HEX#2440CC
RGBrgb(36, 64, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.251, 0.8
RGB percentages14.1%, 25.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(230, 70%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 82.4%, 80%)
CMYK82.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,375,884
CSS custom property--colour: #2440CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#DBBF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#006781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Dark blue · ΔE 22.7Navy · ΔE 24.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB024
Analogous#2494CC, #5C24CC
Triadic#CC2440, #40CC24
Split complementary#CC5C24, #94CC24
Tetradic#CC2494, #CCB024, #24CC5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7CFF5
Lighter +30%#9CA9ED
Lighter +20%#7084E6
Lighter +10%#455EDE
Darker −10%#1C32A1
Darker −20%#152575
Darker −30%#0D174A
Darker −40%#050A1F
More saturated +25%#062CEA
Less saturated −25%#4254AE

Channel breakdown

R36
G64
B204
Red36 (14.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 40 · B CC

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