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Recognised as Colour

#2489C6

  • #2489C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2489C6 is a blue with RGB values 36, 137, 198 and HSL 203°, 69%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2489C6#2489C6
HEX#2489C6
RGBrgb(36, 137, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5373, 0.7765
RGB percentages14.1%, 53.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(202.6, 69.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 81.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK81.8%, 30.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,394,566
CSS custom property--colour: #2489C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#DB7639

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#567CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00989Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Slate grey · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C66124
Analogous#24C6B2, #2438C6
Triadic#C62489, #89C624
Split complementary#C62438, #C6B224
Tetradic#B224C6, #C66124, #38C624

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2E1F4
Lighter +30%#97CCEC
Lighter +20%#6CB7E4
Lighter +10%#41A2DC
Darker −10%#1C6B9B
Darker −20%#144D70
Darker −30%#0C2F45
Darker −40%#051219
More saturated +25%#0790E3
Less saturated −25%#4182A9

Channel breakdown

R36
G137
B198
Red36 (14.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue202.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 89 · B C6

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