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Recognised as Colour

#24549D

  • #24549D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#24549D is a blue with RGB values 36, 84, 157 and HSL 216°, 63%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#24549D#24549D
HEX#24549D
RGBrgb(36, 84, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3294, 0.6157
RGB percentages14.1%, 32.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(216.2, 62.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 77.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK77.1%, 46.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,380,957
CSS custom property--colour: #24549D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#DBAB62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E5BA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#12509Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 25Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.5Midnight blue · ΔE 29.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D6D24
Analogous#24909D, #31249D
Triadic#9D2454, #549D24
Split complementary#9D3124, #909D24
Tetradic#9D2490, #9D6D24, #249D31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3BFEA
Lighter +30%#7AA2E0
Lighter +20%#5086D7
Lighter +10%#2E6AC6
Darker −10%#1A3E74
Darker −20%#11284A
Darker −30%#071121
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C4FB5
Less saturated −25%#3C5985

Channel breakdown

R36
G84
B157
Red36 (14.1%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue216.2°
Saturation (HSL)62.69%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 54 · B 9D

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