Recognised as Colour

#2478DC

#2478DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2478DC is a blue with RGB values 36, 120, 220 and HSL 213°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2478DC#2478DC

HEX#2478DC

RGBrgb(36, 120, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4706, 0.8627

RGB percentages14.1%, 47.1%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(212.6, 72.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 83.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK83.6%, 45.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,390,236

CSS custom property--colour: #2478DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#DB8723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4281E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0F71DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00909Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4 Royal blue · ΔE 16.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.8 Medium purple · ΔE 26.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC8824

Analogous#24D4DC, #2C24DC

Triadic#DC2478, #78DC24

Split complementary#DC2C24, #D4DC24

Tetradic#DC24D4, #DC8824, #24DC2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4E4F8

Lighter +30%#A8C9F1

Lighter +20%#7CAEEA

Lighter +10%#5093E3

Darker −10%#1C60B1

Darker −20%#154885

Darker −30%#0E3059

Darker −40%#07182D

More saturated +25%#0475FC

Less saturated −25%#447BBC

Channel breakdown

R36

G120

B220

Red36 (14.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue212.61°

Saturation (HSL)72.44%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 78 · B DC

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