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Recognised as Colour

#24537E

  • #24537E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#24537E is a blue with RGB values 36, 83, 126 and HSL 209°, 56%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#24537E#24537E
HEX#24537E
RGBrgb(36, 83, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3255, 0.4941
RGB percentages14.1%, 32.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(208.7, 55.6%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 71.4%, 49.4%)
CMYK71.4%, 34.1%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,380,670
CSS custom property--colour: #24537E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#DBAC81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405580no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#334C7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E4F24
Analogous#247E7C, #24267E
Triadic#7E2453, #537E24
Split complementary#7E2426, #7E7C24
Tetradic#7C247E, #7E4F24, #267E24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FB9DF
Lighter +30%#67A0D4
Lighter +20%#4087C8
Lighter +10%#2F6DA6
Darker −10%#193956
Darker −20%#0D1F2F
Darker −30%#020507
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#105492
Less saturated −25%#38526A

Channel breakdown

R36
G83
B126
Red36 (14.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue208.67°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 53 · B 7E

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