Colour

#2465B9

#2465B9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2465B9 is a blue with RGB values 36, 101, 185 and HSL 214°, 67%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2465B9

RGBrgb(36, 101, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.3961, 0.7255

RGB percentages14.1%, 39.6%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(213.8, 67.4%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 80.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK80.5%, 45.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,385,337

CSS custom property--colour: #2465B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#DB9A46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#396DBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#165FB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Royal blue · ΔE 22.4 Steel blue · ΔE 24.9 Slate blue · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B97824

Analogous#24AFB9, #2E24B9

Triadic#B92465, #65B924

Split complementary#B92E24, #AFB924

Tetradic#B924AF, #B97824, #24B92E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8D1F1

Lighter +30%#8DB5E9

Lighter +20%#6299E1

Lighter +10%#387ED8

Darker −10%#1C4E8E

Darker −20%#133664

Darker −30%#0B1F39

Darker −40%#03080E

More saturated +25%#0861D5

Less saturated −25%#40699D

Channel breakdown

R36

G101

B185

Red36 (14.1%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue213.83°

Saturation (HSL)67.42%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 65 · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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