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Recognised as Colour

#244B85

  • #244B85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#244B85 is a blue with RGB values 36, 75, 133 and HSL 216°, 57%, 33%. 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

#244B85#244B85
HEX#244B85
RGBrgb(36, 75, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2941, 0.5216
RGB percentages14.1%, 29.4%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(215.9, 57.4%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 72.9%, 52.2%)
CMYK72.9%, 43.6%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,378,629
CSS custom property--colour: #244B85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#DBB47A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F5087no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F4784no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005861no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Midnight blue · ΔE 32.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6Slate grey · ΔE 34.6Light slate grey · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#855E24
Analogous#247C85, #2D2485
Triadic#85244B, #4B8524
Split complementary#852E24, #7B8524
Tetradic#85247C, #855E24, #24852E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93B3E2
Lighter +30%#6B96D7
Lighter +20%#437ACC
Lighter +10%#2F62AD
Darker −10%#19345D
Darker −20%#0E1E35
Darker −30%#03070D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F479A
Less saturated −25%#394F70

Channel breakdown

R36
G75
B133
Red36 (14.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue215.88°
Saturation (HSL)57.4%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4B · B 85

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