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Recognised as Colour

#246BB2

  • #246BB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#246BB2 is a blue with RGB values 36, 107, 178 and HSL 210°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#246BB2#246BB2
HEX#246BB2
RGBrgb(36, 107, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4196, 0.698
RGB percentages14.1%, 42%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(210, 66.4%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 79.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK79.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,386,866
CSS custom property--colour: #246BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#DB944D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4970B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3263B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 31.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B26B24
Analogous#24B2B2, #2424B2
Triadic#B2246B, #6BB224
Split complementary#B22424, #B2B224
Tetradic#B224B2, #B26B24, #24B224

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2D1F0
Lighter +30%#88B7E7
Lighter +20%#5E9EDE
Lighter +10%#3384D6
Darker −10%#1B5188
Darker −20%#13385D
Darker −30%#0A1E33
Darker −40%#020508
More saturated +25%#096BCD
Less saturated −25%#3F6B97

Channel breakdown

R36
G107
B178
Red36 (14.1%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 6B · B B2

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