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Recognised as Colour

#2479C2

  • #2479C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2479C2 is a blue with RGB values 36, 121, 194 and HSL 208°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2479C2#2479C2
HEX#2479C2
RGBrgb(36, 121, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4745, 0.7608
RGB percentages14.1%, 47.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(207.7, 68.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 81.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK81.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,390,466
CSS custom property--colour: #2479C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#DB863D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#567DC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E6FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 30Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1Royal blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C26D24
Analogous#24C2BC, #242AC2
Triadic#C22479, #79C224
Split complementary#C2242A, #C2BC24
Tetradic#BC24C2, #C26D24, #2AC224

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFDBF3
Lighter +30%#94C3EB
Lighter +20%#69ABE3
Lighter +10%#3E92DB
Darker −10%#1C5E97
Darker −20%#14436C
Darker −30%#0C2941
Darker −40%#040E16
More saturated +25%#077BDF
Less saturated −25%#4177A5

Channel breakdown

R36
G121
B194
Red36 (14.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue207.72°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 79 · B C2

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