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Recognised as Colour

#246AFA

  • #246AFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#246AFA is a blue with RGB values 36, 106, 250 and HSL 220°, 96%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#246AFA#246AFA
HEX#246AFA
RGBrgb(36, 106, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4157, 0.9804
RGB percentages14.1%, 41.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(220.4, 95.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 85.6%, 98%)
CMYK85.6%, 57.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,386,682
CSS custom property--colour: #246AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#DB9505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAB424
Analogous#24D5FA, #4924FA
Triadic#FA246A, #6AFA24
Split complementary#FA4924, #D5FA24
Tetradic#FA24D5, #FAB424, #24FA49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF2FF
Lighter +30%#BAD0FD
Lighter +20%#88AEFC
Lighter +10%#568CFB
Darker −10%#054FE6
Darker −20%#043EB4
Darker −30%#032D82
Darker −40%#021B50
More saturated +25%#1F68FF
Less saturated −25%#4074DE

Channel breakdown

R36
G106
B250
Red36 (14.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220.37°
Saturation (HSL)95.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 6A · B FA

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