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Recognised as Colour

#2479CA

  • #2479CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2479CA is a blue with RGB values 36, 121, 202 and HSL 209°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2479CA#2479CA
HEX#2479CA
RGBrgb(36, 121, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4745, 0.7922
RGB percentages14.1%, 47.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(209.3, 69.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 82.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK82.2%, 40.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,390,474
CSS custom property--colour: #2479CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#DB8635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#517FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3670C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 27.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA7524
Analogous#24CAC8, #2426CA
Triadic#CA2479, #79CA24
Split complementary#CA2426, #CAC824
Tetradic#C824CA, #CA7524, #26CA24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5DEF5
Lighter +30%#9AC4ED
Lighter +20%#6FABE5
Lighter +10%#4392DE
Darker −10%#1C5F9F
Darker −20%#154573
Darker −30%#0D2B48
Darker −40%#05111D
More saturated +25%#067AE8
Less saturated −25%#4278AC

Channel breakdown

R36
G121
B202
Red36 (14.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue209.28°
Saturation (HSL)69.75%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 79 · B CA

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