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Recognised as Colour

#244BFF

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

#244BFF is a blue with RGB values 36, 75, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 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

#244BFF#244BFF
HEX#244BFF
RGBrgb(36, 75, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2941, 1
RGB percentages14.1%, 29.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.3, 100%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 85.9%, 100%)
CMYK85.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,378,751
CSS custom property--colour: #244BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#DBB400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007FA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 22.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.2Dark violet · ΔE 31.6Blue · ΔE 32.6Dark orchid · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 22.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD824
Analogous#24B9FF, #6A24FF
Triadic#FF244B, #4BFF24
Split complementary#FF6B24, #B8FF24
Tetradic#FF24B9, #FFD824, #24FF6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F3FF
Lighter +30%#BDC9FF
Lighter +20%#8A9FFF
Lighter +10%#5775FF
Darker −10%#002BF0
Darker −20%#0022BD
Darker −30%#00198A
Darker −40%#000F57
More saturated +25%#244BFF
Less saturated −25%#3F5DE4

Channel breakdown

R36
G75
B255
Red36 (14.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4B · B FF

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