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Colour

#244E8B

  • #244E8B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#244E8B is a blue with RGB values 36, 78, 139 and HSL 216°, 59%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#244E8B#244E8B
HEX#244E8B
RGBrgb(36, 78, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3059, 0.5451
RGB percentages14.1%, 30.6%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(215.5, 58.9%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 74.1%, 54.5%)
CMYK74.1%, 43.9%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,379,403
CSS custom property--colour: #244E8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#DBB174

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#30538Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E4A8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005C65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.7Midnight blue · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 35.2Royal blue · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B6124
Analogous#24828B, #2D248B
Triadic#8B244E, #4E8B24
Split complementary#8B2D24, #828B24
Tetradic#8B2482, #8B6124, #248B2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97B6E4
Lighter +30%#6E9ADA
Lighter +20%#467ECF
Lighter +10%#2E65B4
Darker −10%#1A3762
Darker −20%#0F213A
Darker −30%#050A11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E4AA1
Less saturated −25%#3A5275

Channel breakdown

R36
G78
B139
Red36 (14.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue215.53°
Saturation (HSL)58.86%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4E · B 8B

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