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Recognised as Colour

#246DBA

  • #246DBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#246DBA is a blue with RGB values 36, 109, 186 and HSL 211°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#246DBA#246DBA
HEX#246DBA
RGBrgb(36, 109, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4275, 0.7294
RGB percentages14.1%, 42.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(210.8, 67.6%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 80.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK80.6%, 41.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,387,386
CSS custom property--colour: #246DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#DB9245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4773BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D65B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7124
Analogous#24B8BA, #2624BA
Triadic#BA246D, #6DBA24
Split complementary#BA2624, #B8BA24
Tetradic#BA24B8, #BA7124, #24BA26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9D4F1
Lighter +30%#8EBAE9
Lighter +20%#63A0E1
Lighter +10%#3886D9
Darker −10%#1C548F
Darker −20%#133B65
Darker −30%#0B223A
Darker −40%#03090F
More saturated +25%#086CD6
Less saturated −25%#406E9E

Channel breakdown

R36
G109
B186
Red36 (14.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue210.8°
Saturation (HSL)67.57%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 6D · B BA

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