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Colour

#2456F6

  • #2456F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2456F6 is a blue with RGB values 36, 86, 246 and HSL 226°, 92%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2456F6#2456F6
HEX#2456F6
RGBrgb(36, 86, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3373, 0.9647
RGB percentages14.1%, 33.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(225.7, 92.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 85.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK85.4%, 65%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,381,558
CSS custom property--colour: #2456F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#DBA909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00819Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 27Blue violet · ΔE 28.3Medium blue · ΔE 31.5Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6C424
Analogous#24BFF6, #5B24F6
Triadic#F62456, #56F624
Split complementary#F65B24, #BFF624
Tetradic#F624BF, #F6C424, #24F65B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EDFE
Lighter +30%#B7C7FC
Lighter +20%#86A2FA
Lighter +10%#557CF8
Darker −10%#093CDE
Darker −20%#072FAD
Darker −30%#05217C
Darker −40%#03144B
More saturated +25%#1B51FF
Less saturated −25%#4165DA

Channel breakdown

R36
G86
B246
Red36 (14.1%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)92.11%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 56 · B F6

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