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Recognised as Colour

#2468BA

  • #2468BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2468BA is a blue with RGB values 36, 104, 186 and HSL 213°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2468BA#2468BA
HEX#2468BA
RGBrgb(36, 104, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4078, 0.7294
RGB percentages14.1%, 40.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(212.8, 67.6%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 80.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK80.6%, 44.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,386,106
CSS custom property--colour: #2468BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13821WCAG 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 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#DB9745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E6FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F62B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7624
Analogous#24B3BA, #2B24BA
Triadic#BA2468, #68BA24
Split complementary#BA2B24, #B3BA24
Tetradic#BA24B3, #BA7624, #24BA2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9D2F1
Lighter +30%#8EB7E9
Lighter +20%#639CE1
Lighter +10%#3881D9
Darker −10%#1C508F
Darker −20%#133865
Darker −30%#0B203A
Darker −40%#03080F
More saturated +25%#0865D6
Less saturated −25%#406B9E

Channel breakdown

R36
G104
B186
Red36 (14.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue212.8°
Saturation (HSL)67.57%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 68 · B BA

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