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Recognised as Colour

#248AC4

  • #248AC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#248AC4 is a blue with RGB values 36, 138, 196 and HSL 202°, 69%, 45%. 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

#248AC4#248AC4
HEX#248AC4
RGBrgb(36, 138, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5412, 0.7686
RGB percentages14.1%, 54.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(201.8, 69%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 81.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK81.6%, 29.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,394,820
CSS custom property--colour: #248AC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#DB753B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8BC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#597CC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00999Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C45E24
Analogous#24C4AE, #243AC4
Triadic#C4248A, #8AC424
Split complementary#C4243A, #C4AE24
Tetradic#AE24C4, #C45E24, #3AC424

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E1F4
Lighter +30%#95CCEC
Lighter +20%#6AB8E4
Lighter +10%#3FA3DC
Darker −10%#1C6C99
Darker −20%#144D6E
Darker −30%#0C2F43
Darker −40%#041118
More saturated +25%#0792E1
Less saturated −25%#4182A7

Channel breakdown

R36
G138
B196
Red36 (14.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue201.75°
Saturation (HSL)68.97%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 8A · B C4

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