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Recognised as Colour

#245CD8

  • #245CD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#245CD8 is a blue with RGB values 36, 92, 216 and HSL 221°, 71%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#245CD8#245CD8
HEX#245CD8
RGBrgb(36, 92, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3608, 0.8471
RGB percentages14.1%, 36.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(221.3, 71.4%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 83.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK83.3%, 57.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,383,064
CSS custom property--colour: #245CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#DBA327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.3Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8A024
Analogous#24B6D8, #4624D8
Triadic#D8245C, #5CD824
Split complementary#D84624, #B6D824
Tetradic#D824B6, #D8A024, #24D846

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DDF7
Lighter +30%#A5BCF0
Lighter +20%#799CE9
Lighter +10%#4E7CE1
Darker −10%#1D49AC
Darker −20%#153781
Darker −30%#0E2455
Darker −40%#071229
More saturated +25%#0550F8
Less saturated −25%#4468B9

Channel breakdown

R36
G92
B216
Red36 (14.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue221.33°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 5C · B D8

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