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Recognised as Colour

#2485BD

  • #2485BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2485BD is a blue with RGB values 36, 133, 189 and HSL 202°, 68%, 44%. 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

#2485BD#2485BD
HEX#2485BD
RGBrgb(36, 133, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5216, 0.7412
RGB percentages14.1%, 52.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(202, 68%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 81%, 74.1%)
CMYK81%, 29.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,393,533
CSS custom property--colour: #2485BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#DB7A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A86BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5678BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD5C24
Analogous#24BDA9, #2438BD
Triadic#BD2485, #85BD24
Split complementary#BD2438, #BDA924
Tetradic#A924BD, #BD5C24, #38BD24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBDEF2
Lighter +30%#90C9EA
Lighter +20%#65B4E2
Lighter +10%#3A9FDA
Darker −10%#1C6792
Darker −20%#144967
Darker −30%#0C2B3C
Darker −40%#030C12
More saturated +25%#088DD9
Less saturated −25%#407DA1

Channel breakdown

R36
G133
B189
Red36 (14.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue201.96°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 85 · B BD

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