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Recognised as Colour

#2479BE

  • #2479BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2479BE is a blue with RGB values 36, 121, 190 and HSL 207°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2479BE#2479BE
HEX#2479BE
RGBrgb(36, 121, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4745, 0.7451
RGB percentages14.1%, 47.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(206.9, 68.1%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 81.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK81.1%, 36.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,390,462
CSS custom property--colour: #2479BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#DB8641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#587DC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#416FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 32Light slate grey · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6924
Analogous#24BEB6, #242CBE
Triadic#BE2479, #79BE24
Split complementary#BE242C, #BEB624
Tetradic#B624BE, #BE6924, #2CBE24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCDAF2
Lighter +30%#91C2EA
Lighter +20%#66AAE2
Lighter +10%#3B93DA
Darker −10%#1C5E93
Darker −20%#144268
Darker −30%#0C273D
Darker −40%#040C12
More saturated +25%#087CDA
Less saturated −25%#4076A2

Channel breakdown

R36
G121
B190
Red36 (14.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue206.88°
Saturation (HSL)68.14%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 79 · B BE

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