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Recognised as Colour

#244BFD

  • #244BFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#244BFD is a blue with RGB values 36, 75, 253 and HSL 229°, 98%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#244BFD#244BFD
HEX#244BFD
RGBrgb(36, 75, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2941, 0.9922
RGB percentages14.1%, 29.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(229.2, 98.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 85.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK85.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,378,749
CSS custom property--colour: #244BFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#DBB402

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3Dark violet · ΔE 31.6Dark orchid · ΔE 33.2Blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 22.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD624
Analogous#24B8FD, #6924FD
Triadic#FD244B, #4BFD24
Split complementary#FD6924, #B8FD24
Tetradic#FD24B8, #FDD624, #24FD69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF1FF
Lighter +30%#BCC8FE
Lighter +20%#899EFE
Lighter +10%#5775FD
Darker −10%#022CEC
Darker −20%#0223B9
Darker −30%#011987
Darker −40%#011054
More saturated +25%#224AFF
Less saturated −25%#405DE1

Channel breakdown

R36
G75
B253
Red36 (14.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue229.22°
Saturation (HSL)98.19%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4B · B FD

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