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Recognised as Colour

#249BEA

  • #249BEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#249BEA is a blue with RGB values 36, 155, 234 and HSL 204°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#249BEA#249BEA
HEX#249BEA
RGBrgb(36, 155, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6078, 0.9176
RGB percentages14.1%, 60.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(203.9, 82.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 84.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK84.6%, 33.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,399,210
CSS custom property--colour: #249BEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#DB6415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#759EEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#598DE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 28Sky blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA7324
Analogous#24EAD6, #2438EA
Triadic#EA249B, #9BEA24
Split complementary#EA2438, #EAD624
Tetradic#D624EA, #EA7324, #38EA24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF0FC
Lighter +30%#B0DBF7
Lighter +20%#81C5F3
Lighter +10%#53B0EE
Darker −10%#1380C8
Darker −20%#0F6299
Darker −30%#0A446B
Darker −40%#06263C
More saturated +25%#0F9FFF
Less saturated −25%#4295CC

Channel breakdown

R36
G155
B234
Red36 (14.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue203.94°
Saturation (HSL)82.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 9B · B EA

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