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Recognised as Colour

#24A5FF

  • #24A5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#24A5FF is a blue with RGB values 36, 165, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#24A5FF#24A5FF
HEX#24A5FF
RGBrgb(36, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages14.1%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.7, 100%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 85.9%, 100%)
CMYK85.9%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,401,791
CSS custom property--colour: #24A5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#DB5A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A96FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4Royal blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7E24
Analogous#24FFEB, #2438FF
Triadic#FF24A5, #A5FF24
Split complementary#FF2438, #FFEB24
Tetradic#EB24FF, #FF7E24, #38FF24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F9FF
Lighter +30%#BDE4FF
Lighter +20%#8ACFFF
Lighter +10%#57BAFF
Darker −10%#008DF0
Darker −20%#006FBD
Darker −30%#00518A
Darker −40%#003357
More saturated +25%#24A5FF
Less saturated −25%#3FA0E4

Channel breakdown

R36
G165
B255
Red36 (14.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G A5 · B FF

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