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Colour

#24598E

  • #24598E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#24598E is a blue with RGB values 36, 89, 142 and HSL 210°, 60%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#24598E#24598E
HEX#24598E
RGBrgb(36, 89, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.349, 0.5569
RGB percentages14.1%, 34.9%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(210, 59.6%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 74.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK74.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,382,222
CSS custom property--colour: #24598E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#DBA671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#31528Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00666Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E5924
Analogous#248E8E, #24248E
Triadic#8E2459, #598E24
Split complementary#8E2424, #8E8E24
Tetradic#8E248E, #8E5924, #248E24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99BFE5
Lighter +30%#70A6DB
Lighter +20%#488CD0
Lighter +10%#2E72B7
Darker −10%#1A3F65
Darker −20%#0F263D
Darker −30%#050C14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E59A4
Less saturated −25%#3A5978

Channel breakdown

R36
G89
B142
Red36 (14.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)59.55%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 59 · B 8E

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