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Recognised as Colour

#244AC8

  • #244AC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#244AC8 is a blue with RGB values 36, 74, 200 and HSL 226°, 69%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#244AC8#244AC8
HEX#244AC8
RGBrgb(36, 74, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2902, 0.7843
RGB percentages14.1%, 29%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(226.1, 69.5%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 82%, 78.4%)
CMYK82%, 63%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,378,440
CSS custom property--colour: #244AC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#DBB537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ECCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Dark blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8A224
Analogous#249CC8, #5024C8
Triadic#C8244A, #4AC824
Split complementary#C85024, #9CC824
Tetradic#C8249C, #C8A224, #24C850

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4CFF4
Lighter +30%#98ACED
Lighter +20%#6D89E5
Lighter +10%#4266DD
Darker −10%#1C3A9D
Darker −20%#142A72
Darker −30%#0D1A46
Darker −40%#050A1B
More saturated +25%#073AE5
Less saturated −25%#425AAA

Channel breakdown

R36
G74
B200
Red36 (14.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue226.1°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4A · B C8

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