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Recognised as Colour

#2480FF

  • #2480FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2480FF is a blue with RGB values 36, 128, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2480FF#2480FF
HEX#2480FF
RGBrgb(36, 128, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.502, 1
RGB percentages14.1%, 50.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.8, 100%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 85.9%, 100%)
CMYK85.9%, 49.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,392,319
CSS custom property--colour: #2480FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#DB7F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009FB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA324
Analogous#24EDFF, #3624FF
Triadic#FF2480, #80FF24
Split complementary#FF3524, #EEFF24
Tetradic#FF24ED, #FFA324, #24FF35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F6FF
Lighter +30%#BDD9FF
Lighter +20%#8ABBFF
Lighter +10%#579EFF
Darker −10%#0065F0
Darker −20%#004FBD
Darker −30%#003A8A
Darker −40%#002557
More saturated +25%#2480FF
Less saturated −25%#3F84E4

Channel breakdown

R36
G128
B255
Red36 (14.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 80 · B FF

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