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Recognised as Colour

#2488BD

  • #2488BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2488BD is a blue with RGB values 36, 136, 189 and HSL 201°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2488BD#2488BD
HEX#2488BD
RGBrgb(36, 136, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5333, 0.7412
RGB percentages14.1%, 53.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(200.8, 68%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 81%, 74.1%)
CMYK81%, 28%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,394,301
CSS custom property--colour: #2488BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#DB7742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F88BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A7ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00969Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD5924
Analogous#24BDA5, #243CBD
Triadic#BD2488, #88BD24
Split complementary#BD243C, #BDA524
Tetradic#A524BD, #BD5924, #3CBD24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBDFF2
Lighter +30%#90CBEA
Lighter +20%#65B7E2
Lighter +10%#3AA2DA
Darker −10%#1C6992
Darker −20%#144A67
Darker −30%#0C2C3C
Darker −40%#030D12
More saturated +25%#0891D9
Less saturated −25%#407FA1

Channel breakdown

R36
G136
B189
Red36 (14.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue200.78°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 88 · B BD

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