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Recognised as Colour

#244A8A

  • #244A8A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#244A8A is a blue with RGB values 36, 74, 138 and HSL 218°, 59%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#244A8A#244A8A
HEX#244A8A
RGBrgb(36, 74, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2902, 0.5412
RGB percentages14.1%, 29%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(217.6, 58.6%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 73.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK73.9%, 46.4%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,378,378
CSS custom property--colour: #244A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#DBB575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A508Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#154789no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005963no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Midnight blue · ΔE 29Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9Royal blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A6424
Analogous#247D8A, #31248A
Triadic#8A244A, #4A8A24
Split complementary#8A3124, #7D8A24
Tetradic#8A247D, #8A6424, #248A31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96B3E4
Lighter +30%#6E96D9
Lighter +20%#4579CF
Lighter +10%#2F60B2
Darker −10%#193462
Darker −20%#0F1F39
Darker −30%#040911
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E44A0
Less saturated −25%#3A5074

Channel breakdown

R36
G74
B138
Red36 (14.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue217.65°
Saturation (HSL)58.62%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4A · B 8A

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