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Recognised as Colour

#2497BE

  • #2497BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2497BE is a cyan with RGB values 36, 151, 190 and HSL 195°, 68%, 44%. 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

#2497BE#2497BE
HEX#2497BE
RGBrgb(36, 151, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5922, 0.7451
RGB percentages14.1%, 59.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(195.2, 68.1%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.2, 81.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK81.1%, 20.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,398,142
CSS custom property--colour: #2497BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 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#DB6841

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8294C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E86BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 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 14.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Cadetblue · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE4B24
Analogous#24BE98, #244ABE
Triadic#BE2497, #97BE24
Split complementary#BE244A, #BE9824
Tetradic#9824BE, #BE4B24, #4ABE24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCE4F2
Lighter +30%#91D4EA
Lighter +20%#66C3E2
Lighter +10%#3BB2DA
Darker −10%#1C7593
Darker −20%#145368
Darker −30%#0C313D
Darker −40%#040F12
More saturated +25%#08A5DA
Less saturated −25%#4089A2

Channel breakdown

R36
G151
B190
Red36 (14.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue195.19°
Saturation (HSL)68.14%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 97 · B BE

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