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Colour

#2488CA

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

#2488CA is a blue with RGB values 36, 136, 202 and HSL 204°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2488CA#2488CA
HEX#2488CA
RGBrgb(36, 136, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5333, 0.7922
RGB percentages14.1%, 53.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(203.9, 69.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 82.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK82.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,394,314
CSS custom property--colour: #2488CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#DB7735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#527BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Light skyblue · ΔE 29.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6624
Analogous#24CAB9, #2435CA
Triadic#CA2488, #88CA24
Split complementary#CA2435, #CAB924
Tetradic#B924CA, #CA6624, #35CA24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5E2F5
Lighter +30%#9ACCED
Lighter +20%#6FB6E5
Lighter +10%#43A0DE
Darker −10%#1C6B9F
Darker −20%#154E73
Darker −30%#0D3148
Darker −40%#05131D
More saturated +25%#068EE8
Less saturated −25%#4282AC

Channel breakdown

R36
G136
B202
Red36 (14.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue203.86°
Saturation (HSL)69.75%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 88 · B CA

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