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Recognised as Colour

#248FFE

  • #248FFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#248FFE is a blue with RGB values 36, 143, 254 and HSL 211°, 99%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#248FFE#248FFE
HEX#248FFE
RGBrgb(36, 143, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5608, 0.9961
RGB percentages14.1%, 56.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(210.6, 99.1%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 85.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK85.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,396,158
CSS custom property--colour: #248FFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#DB7001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5499FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2386FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00AABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 0.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 0.66, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE9324
Analogous#24FCFE, #2624FE
Triadic#FE248F, #8FFE24
Split complementary#FE2624, #FCFE24
Tetradic#FE24FC, #FE9324, #24FE26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF7FF
Lighter +30%#BCDDFF
Lighter +20%#8AC3FE
Lighter +10%#57A9FE
Darker −10%#0175EE
Darker −20%#015CBB
Darker −30%#014388
Darker −40%#002A56
More saturated +25%#238FFF
Less saturated −25%#3F90E3

Channel breakdown

R36
G143
B254
Red36 (14.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue210.55°
Saturation (HSL)99.09%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 8F · B FE

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