Colour

#245B78

#245B78
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#245B78 is a blue with RGB values 36, 91, 120 and HSL 201°, 54%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#245B78

RGBrgb(36, 91, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3569, 0.4706

RGB percentages14.1%, 35.7%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(200.7, 53.8%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 70%, 47.1%)

CMYK70%, 24.2%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,382,712

CSS custom property--colour: #245B78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#DBA487

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5A79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#425278no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19 Steel blue · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Dim grey · ΔE 24.5 Teal · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#784124

Analogous#24786B, #243178

Triadic#78245B, #5B7824

Split complementary#782431, #786B24

Tetradic#6B2478, #784124, #317824

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8CC0DC

Lighter +30%#64ABD1

Lighter +20%#3D96C5

Lighter +10%#30799F

Darker −10%#183D51

Darker −20%#0C1F2A

Darker −30%#010202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#11618C

Less saturated −25%#385565

Channel breakdown

R36

G91

B120

Red36 (14.1%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue200.71°

Saturation (HSL)53.85%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 5B · B 78

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