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Recognised as Colour

#244B88

  • #244B88
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#244B88 is a blue with RGB values 36, 75, 136 and HSL 217°, 58%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#244B88#244B88
HEX#244B88
RGBrgb(36, 75, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2941, 0.5333
RGB percentages14.1%, 29.4%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(216.6, 58.1%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 73.5%, 53.3%)
CMYK73.5%, 44.9%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,378,632
CSS custom property--colour: #244B88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#DBB477

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D518Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B4887no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#005963no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Midnight blue · ΔE 30.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.7Slate grey · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#886124
Analogous#247D88, #2F2488
Triadic#88244B, #4B8824
Split complementary#882F24, #7D8824
Tetradic#88247D, #886124, #24882F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95B3E3
Lighter +30%#6D97D8
Lighter +20%#447ACE
Lighter +10%#2F61B0
Darker −10%#193560
Darker −20%#0F1F37
Darker −30%#04080F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F469E
Less saturated −25%#3A5072

Channel breakdown

R36
G75
B136
Red36 (14.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue216.6°
Saturation (HSL)58.14%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4B · B 88

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