Recognised as Colour

#2484CB

#2484CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2484CB is a blue with RGB values 36, 132, 203 and HSL 206°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2484CB#2484CB

HEX#2484CB

RGBrgb(36, 132, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5176, 0.7961

RGB percentages14.1%, 51.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(205.5, 69.9%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 82.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK82.3%, 35%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,393,291

CSS custom property--colour: #2484CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#DB7B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6287CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A78CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00959Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25 Light skyblue · ΔE 32.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB6B24

Analogous#24CBBF, #2430CB

Triadic#CB2484, #84CB24

Split complementary#CB2430, #CBBF24

Tetradic#BF24CB, #CB6B24, #30CB24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C6E1F5

Lighter +30%#9BCAED

Lighter +20%#6FB3E6

Lighter +10%#449DDE

Darker −10%#1C68A0

Darker −20%#154C74

Darker −30%#0D2F49

Darker −40%#05131E

More saturated +25%#0688E9

Less saturated −25%#4280AD

Channel breakdown

R36

G132

B203

Red36 (14.1%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue205.51°

Saturation (HSL)69.87%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 84 · B CB

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