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Recognised as Colour

#244FD8

  • #244FD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#244FD8 is a blue with RGB values 36, 79, 216 and HSL 226°, 71%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#244FD8#244FD8
HEX#244FD8
RGBrgb(36, 79, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3098, 0.8471
RGB percentages14.1%, 31%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(225.7, 71.4%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 83.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK83.3%, 63.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,379,736
CSS custom property--colour: #244FD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#DBB027

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00738Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8AD24
Analogous#24A9D8, #5324D8
Triadic#D8244F, #4FD824
Split complementary#D85324, #A9D824
Tetradic#D824A9, #D8AD24, #24D853

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DAF7
Lighter +30%#A5B7F0
Lighter +20%#7994E9
Lighter +10%#4E71E1
Darker −10%#1D3FAC
Darker −20%#152F81
Darker −30%#0E1F55
Darker −40%#070F29
More saturated +25%#053FF8
Less saturated −25%#445FB9

Channel breakdown

R36
G79
B216
Red36 (14.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue225.67°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4F · B D8

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