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Recognised as Colour

#249EFD

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

#249EFD is a blue with RGB values 36, 158, 253 and HSL 206°, 98%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#249EFD#249EFD
HEX#249EFD
RGBrgb(36, 158, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6196, 0.9922
RGB percentages14.1%, 62%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(206.3, 98.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 85.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK85.8%, 37.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,399,997
CSS custom property--colour: #249EFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#DB6102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E91FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 12Deep skyblue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Light skyblue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD8324
Analogous#24FDF0, #2431FD
Triadic#FD249E, #9EFD24
Split complementary#FD2431, #FDEF24
Tetradic#F024FD, #FD8324, #32FD24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF8FF
Lighter +30%#BCE1FE
Lighter +20%#89CBFE
Lighter +10%#57B4FD
Darker −10%#0286EC
Darker −20%#0269B9
Darker −30%#014C87
Darker −40%#013054
More saturated +25%#229EFF
Less saturated −25%#409BE1

Channel breakdown

R36
G158
B253
Red36 (14.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue206.27°
Saturation (HSL)98.19%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 9E · B FD

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