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Recognised as Colour

#247DEC

  • #247DEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#247DEC is a blue with RGB values 36, 125, 236 and HSL 213°, 84%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#247DEC#247DEC
HEX#247DEC
RGBrgb(36, 125, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4902, 0.9255
RGB percentages14.1%, 49%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(213.3, 84%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 84.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK84.7%, 47%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,391,532
CSS custom property--colour: #247DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#DB8213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D88F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8Royal blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC9324
Analogous#24E1EC, #2F24EC
Triadic#EC247D, #7DEC24
Split complementary#EC2F24, #E1EC24
Tetradic#EC24E1, #EC9324, #24EC2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0ECFC
Lighter +30%#B1D1F8
Lighter +20%#82B5F4
Lighter +10%#5399F0
Darker −10%#1264CB
Darker −20%#0E4D9C
Darker −30%#09366E
Darker −40%#051F3F
More saturated +25%#117BFF
Less saturated −25%#4280CE

Channel breakdown

R36
G125
B236
Red36 (14.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue213.3°
Saturation (HSL)84.03%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 7D · B EC

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