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Colour

#246DFF

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

#246DFF is a blue with RGB values 36, 109, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#246DFF#246DFF
HEX#246DFF
RGBrgb(36, 109, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4275, 1
RGB percentages14.1%, 42.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(220, 100%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 85.9%, 100%)
CMYK85.9%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,387,455
CSS custom property--colour: #246DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#DB9200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0092ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB624
Analogous#24DBFF, #4924FF
Triadic#FF246D, #6DFF24
Split complementary#FF4824, #DBFF24
Tetradic#FF24DA, #FFB624, #24FF48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F5FF
Lighter +30%#BDD3FF
Lighter +20%#8AB1FF
Lighter +10%#578FFF
Darker −10%#0050F0
Darker −20%#003FBD
Darker −30%#002E8A
Darker −40%#001D57
More saturated +25%#246DFF
Less saturated −25%#3F76E4

Channel breakdown

R36
G109
B255
Red36 (14.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 6D · B FF

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