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Recognised as Colour

#2456B6

  • #2456B6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2456B6 is a blue with RGB values 36, 86, 182 and HSL 219°, 67%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2456B6#2456B6
HEX#2456B6
RGBrgb(36, 86, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3373, 0.7137
RGB percentages14.1%, 33.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(219.5, 67%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 80.2%, 71.4%)
CMYK80.2%, 52.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,381,494
CSS custom property--colour: #2456B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#DBA949

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F62B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006D7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B68424
Analogous#249FB6, #3B24B6
Triadic#B62456, #56B624
Split complementary#B63B24, #9FB624
Tetradic#B6249F, #B68424, #24B63B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6CAF0
Lighter +30%#8BABE8
Lighter +20%#608CE0
Lighter +10%#366DD7
Darker −10%#1C428B
Darker −20%#132E61
Darker −30%#0B1A36
Darker −40%#02060C
More saturated +25%#094DD1
Less saturated −25%#3F5F9B

Channel breakdown

R36
G86
B182
Red36 (14.1%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue219.45°
Saturation (HSL)66.97%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 56 · B B6

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