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Recognised as Colour

#2442C2

  • #2442C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2442C2 is a blue with RGB values 36, 66, 194 and HSL 229°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2442C2#2442C2
HEX#2442C2
RGBrgb(36, 66, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2588, 0.7608
RGB percentages14.1%, 25.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(228.6, 68.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 81.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK81.4%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,376,386
CSS custom property--colour: #2442C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#DBBD3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00657Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Dark blue · ΔE 23.9Navy · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2A424
Analogous#2491C2, #5524C2
Triadic#C22442, #42C224
Split complementary#C25524, #91C224
Tetradic#C22491, #C2A424, #24C255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFC9F3
Lighter +30%#94A4EB
Lighter +20%#6980E3
Lighter +10%#3E5CDB
Darker −10%#1C3397
Darker −20%#14256C
Darker −30%#0C1641
Darker −40%#040716
More saturated +25%#0730DF
Less saturated −25%#4154A5

Channel breakdown

R36
G66
B194
Red36 (14.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue228.61°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 42 · B C2

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