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Recognised as Colour

#245EB2

  • #245EB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#245EB2 is a blue with RGB values 36, 94, 178 and HSL 215°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#245EB2#245EB2
HEX#245EB2
RGBrgb(36, 94, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3686, 0.698
RGB percentages14.1%, 36.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(215.5, 66.4%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 79.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK79.8%, 47.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,383,538
CSS custom property--colour: #245EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#DBA14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3066B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#045AB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00727Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B27824
Analogous#24A5B2, #3124B2
Triadic#B2245E, #5EB224
Split complementary#B23124, #A5B224
Tetradic#B224A5, #B27824, #24B231

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2CBF0
Lighter +30%#88AFE7
Lighter +20%#5E92DE
Lighter +10%#3376D6
Darker −10%#1B4888
Darker −20%#13315D
Darker −30%#0A1B33
Darker −40%#020408
More saturated +25%#0959CD
Less saturated −25%#3F6397

Channel breakdown

R36
G94
B178
Red36 (14.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue215.49°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 5E · B B2

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