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Recognised as Colour

#2455EA

  • #2455EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2455EA is a blue with RGB values 36, 85, 234 and HSL 225°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2455EA#2455EA
HEX#2455EA
RGBrgb(36, 85, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3333, 0.9176
RGB percentages14.1%, 33.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(225.2, 82.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 84.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK84.6%, 63.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,381,290
CSS custom property--colour: #2455EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#DBAA15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 30.8Dark blue · ΔE 31.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB924
Analogous#24B8EA, #5624EA
Triadic#EA2455, #55EA24
Split complementary#EA5624, #B8EA24
Tetradic#EA24B8, #EAB924, #24EA56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE5FC
Lighter +30%#B0C1F7
Lighter +20%#819DF3
Lighter +10%#5379EE
Darker −10%#1340C8
Darker −20%#0F3199
Darker −30%#0A226B
Darker −40%#06133C
More saturated +25%#0F4AFF
Less saturated −25%#4264CC

Channel breakdown

R36
G85
B234
Red36 (14.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue225.15°
Saturation (HSL)82.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 55 · B EA

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