Recognised as Colour

#245EAF

#245EAF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#245EAF is a blue with RGB values 36, 94, 175 and HSL 215°, 66%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#245EAF#245EAF

HEX#245EAF

RGBrgb(36, 94, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3686, 0.6863

RGB percentages14.1%, 36.9%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(215, 65.9%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215, 79.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK79.4%, 46.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,383,535

CSS custom property--colour: #245EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#DBA150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3366B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1059ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00717Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Royal blue · ΔE 23.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2 Steel blue · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AF7524

Analogous#24A3AF, #3024AF

Triadic#AF245E, #5EAF24

Split complementary#AF2F24, #A4AF24

Tetradic#AF24A3, #AF7524, #24AF2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0CAEF

Lighter +30%#86AEE6

Lighter +20%#5C92DD

Lighter +10%#3175D5

Darker −10%#1B4785

Darker −20%#13315A

Darker −30%#0A1A30

Darker −40%#010306

More saturated +25%#0A5AC9

Less saturated −25%#3E6295

Channel breakdown

R36

G94

B175

Red36 (14.1%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue214.96°

Saturation (HSL)65.88%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 5E · B AF

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