Colour

#2468CD

#2468CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2468CD is a blue with RGB values 36, 104, 205 and HSL 216°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2468CD

RGBrgb(36, 104, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4078, 0.8039

RGB percentages14.1%, 40.8%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(215.9, 70.1%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 82.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK82.4%, 49.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,386,125

CSS custom property--colour: #2468CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#DB9732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A73D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#008091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD8924

Analogous#24BDCD, #3424CD

Triadic#CD2468, #68CD24

Split complementary#CD3424, #BCCD24

Tetradic#CD24BD, #CD8924, #24CD34

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8DAF5

Lighter +30%#9CBDEE

Lighter +20%#71A0E6

Lighter +10%#4683DE

Darker −10%#1C52A2

Darker −20%#153C76

Darker −30%#0D264B

Darker −40%#06101F

More saturated +25%#0662EB

Less saturated −25%#426EAF

Channel breakdown

R36

G104

B205

Red36 (14.1%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue215.86°

Saturation (HSL)70.12%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 68 · B CD

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