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Recognised as Colour

#2486BD

  • #2486BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2486BD is a blue with RGB values 36, 134, 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

#2486BD#2486BD
HEX#2486BD
RGBrgb(36, 134, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5255, 0.7412
RGB percentages14.1%, 52.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(201.6, 68%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 81%, 74.1%)
CMYK81%, 29.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,393,789
CSS custom property--colour: #2486BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#DB7942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C86BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5778BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Light skyblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD5B24
Analogous#24BDA7, #243ABD
Triadic#BD2486, #86BD24
Split complementary#BD243A, #BDA824
Tetradic#A724BD, #BD5B24, #3ABD24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBDEF2
Lighter +30%#90CAEA
Lighter +20%#65B5E2
Lighter +10%#3AA0DA
Darker −10%#1C6892
Darker −20%#144967
Darker −30%#0C2B3C
Darker −40%#030D12
More saturated +25%#088ED9
Less saturated −25%#407EA1

Channel breakdown

R36
G134
B189
Red36 (14.1%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue201.57°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 86 · B BD

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