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Colour

#2485DA

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

#2485DA is a blue with RGB values 36, 133, 218 and HSL 208°, 72%, 50%. 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

#2485DA#2485DA
HEX#2485DA
RGBrgb(36, 133, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5216, 0.8549
RGB percentages14.1%, 52.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(208, 71.7%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208, 83.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK83.5%, 39%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,393,562
CSS custom property--colour: #2485DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#DB7A25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E7AD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0099A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA7924
Analogous#24DAD4, #242ADA
Triadic#DA2485, #85DA24
Split complementary#DA242A, #DAD424
Tetradic#D424DA, #DA7924, #2ADA24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2E6F8
Lighter +30%#A7CEF0
Lighter +20%#7BB6E9
Lighter +10%#4F9DE2
Darker −10%#1D6AAE
Darker −20%#165082
Darker −30%#0E3557
Darker −40%#071A2B
More saturated +25%#0487FA
Less saturated −25%#4483BA

Channel breakdown

R36
G133
B218
Red36 (14.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue208.02°
Saturation (HSL)71.65%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 85 · B DA

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