Recognised as Colour

#2495CC

#2495CC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2495CC is a cyan with RGB values 36, 149, 204 and HSL 200°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2495CC#2495CC

HEX#2495CC

RGBrgb(36, 149, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5843, 0.8

RGB percentages14.1%, 58.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(199.6, 70%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 82.4%, 80%)

CMYK82.4%, 27%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,397,644

CSS custom property--colour: #2495CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#DB6A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A94CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6485CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A3A8no 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 text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 23 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4 Sky blue · ΔE 26.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CC5B24

Analogous#24CCAF, #2441CC

Triadic#CC2495, #95CC24

Split complementary#CC2441, #CCAF24

Tetradic#AF24CC, #CC5B24, #41CC24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C7E6F5

Lighter +30%#9CD3ED

Lighter +20%#70BFE6

Lighter +10%#45ACDE

Darker −10%#1C75A1

Darker −20%#155675

Darker −30%#0D364A

Darker −40%#05161F

More saturated +25%#069FEA

Less saturated −25%#428BAE

Channel breakdown

R36

G149

B204

Red36 (14.1%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue199.64°

Saturation (HSL)70%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 95 · B CC

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