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Colour

#2459B2

  • #2459B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2459B2 is a blue with RGB values 36, 89, 178 and HSL 218°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2459B2#2459B2
HEX#2459B2
RGBrgb(36, 89, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.349, 0.698
RGB percentages14.1%, 34.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(217.6, 66.4%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 79.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK79.8%, 50%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,382,258
CSS custom property--colour: #2459B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#DBA64D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2363B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Royal blue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B27D24
Analogous#24A0B2, #3624B2
Triadic#B22459, #59B224
Split complementary#B23624, #A0B224
Tetradic#B224A0, #B27D24, #24B236

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C9F0
Lighter +30%#88ABE7
Lighter +20%#5E8EDE
Lighter +10%#3370D6
Darker −10%#1B4488
Darker −20%#132F5D
Darker −30%#0A1933
Darker −40%#020408
More saturated +25%#0952CD
Less saturated −25%#3F6097

Channel breakdown

R36
G89
B178
Red36 (14.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue217.61°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 59 · B B2

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