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Recognised as Colour

#2485D2

  • #2485D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2485D2 is a blue with RGB values 36, 133, 210 and HSL 207°, 71%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2485D2#2485D2
HEX#2485D2
RGBrgb(36, 133, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5216, 0.8235
RGB percentages14.1%, 52.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(206.6, 70.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 82.9%, 82.4%)
CMYK82.9%, 36.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,393,554
CSS custom property--colour: #2485D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#DB7A2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6089D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#467AD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 32.3Light skyblue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D27124
Analogous#24D2C8, #242ED2
Triadic#D22485, #85D224
Split complementary#D2242E, #D2C824
Tetradic#C824D2, #D27124, #2ED224

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE3F6
Lighter +30%#A0CCEF
Lighter +20%#75B5E7
Lighter +10%#499DE0
Darker −10%#1D69A6
Darker −20%#154E7B
Darker −30%#0E324F
Darker −40%#061724
More saturated +25%#0589F1
Less saturated −25%#4381B3

Channel breakdown

R36
G133
B210
Red36 (14.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue206.55°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 85 · B D2

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