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Recognised as Colour

#2460DC

  • #2460DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2460DC is a blue with RGB values 36, 96, 220 and HSL 220°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2460DC#2460DC
HEX#2460DC
RGBrgb(36, 96, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3765, 0.8627
RGB percentages14.1%, 37.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(220.4, 72.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 83.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK83.6%, 56.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,384,092
CSS custom property--colour: #2460DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#DB9F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5Slate blue · ΔE 14Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA024
Analogous#24BCDC, #4424DC
Triadic#DC2460, #60DC24
Split complementary#DC4424, #BCDC24
Tetradic#DC24BC, #DCA024, #24DC44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E0F8
Lighter +30%#A8C0F1
Lighter +20%#7CA0EA
Lighter +10%#5080E3
Darker −10%#1C4DB1
Darker −20%#153A85
Darker −30%#0E2759
Darker −40%#07132D
More saturated +25%#0455FC
Less saturated −25%#446BBC

Channel breakdown

R36
G96
B220
Red36 (14.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue220.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.44%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 60 · B DC

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