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Recognised as Colour

#244CA7

  • #244CA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#244CA7 is a blue with RGB values 36, 76, 167 and HSL 222°, 65%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#244CA7#244CA7
HEX#244CA7
RGBrgb(36, 76, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.298, 0.6549
RGB percentages14.1%, 29.8%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(221.7, 64.5%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 78.4%, 65.5%)
CMYK78.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,378,919
CSS custom property--colour: #244CA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#DBB358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.1Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 20Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A77F24
Analogous#248EA7, #3D24A7
Triadic#A7244C, #4CA724
Split complementary#A73E24, #8EA724
Tetradic#A7248E, #A77F24, #24A73E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AABFED
Lighter +30%#809FE4
Lighter +20%#567FDB
Lighter +10%#2D5FD1
Darker −10%#1B397D
Darker −20%#122653
Darker −30%#091329
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B42C0
Less saturated −25%#3D568E

Channel breakdown

R36
G76
B167
Red36 (14.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue221.68°
Saturation (HSL)64.53%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4C · B A7

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