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Recognised as Colour

#2468C2

  • #2468C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2468C2 is a blue with RGB values 36, 104, 194 and HSL 214°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2468C2#2468C2
HEX#2468C2
RGBrgb(36, 104, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4078, 0.7608
RGB percentages14.1%, 40.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(214.2, 68.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 81.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK81.4%, 46.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,386,114
CSS custom property--colour: #2468C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#DB973D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3771C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0963C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27E24
Analogous#24B7C2, #2F24C2
Triadic#C22468, #68C224
Split complementary#C22F24, #B7C224
Tetradic#C224B7, #C27E24, #24C22F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD5F3
Lighter +30%#94B9EB
Lighter +20%#699DE3
Lighter +10%#3E82DB
Darker −10%#1C5197
Darker −20%#143A6C
Darker −30%#0C2341
Darker −40%#040C16
More saturated +25%#0764DF
Less saturated −25%#416CA5

Channel breakdown

R36
G104
B194
Red36 (14.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue214.18°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 68 · B C2

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