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Recognised as Colour

#2482BD

  • #2482BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2482BD is a blue with RGB values 36, 130, 189 and HSL 203°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2482BD#2482BD
HEX#2482BD
RGBrgb(36, 130, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5098, 0.7412
RGB percentages14.1%, 51%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(203.1, 68%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 81%, 74.1%)
CMYK81%, 31.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,392,765
CSS custom property--colour: #2482BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#DB7D42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6683C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#5175BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#009197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Light skyblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD5F24
Analogous#24BDAC, #2435BD
Triadic#BD2482, #82BD24
Split complementary#BD2436, #BDAB24
Tetradic#AB24BD, #BD5F24, #36BD24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBDDF2
Lighter +30%#90C7EA
Lighter +20%#65B2E2
Lighter +10%#3A9CDA
Darker −10%#1C6592
Darker −20%#144767
Darker −30%#0C2A3C
Darker −40%#030C12
More saturated +25%#0888D9
Less saturated −25%#407CA1

Channel breakdown

R36
G130
B189
Red36 (14.1%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue203.14°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 82 · B BD

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