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Recognised as Colour

#2503EC

  • #2503EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2503EC is a blue with RGB values 37, 3, 236 and HSL 249°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2503EC#2503EC
HEX#2503EC
RGBrgb(37, 3, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.0118, 0.9255
RGB percentages14.5%, 1.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(248.8, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK84.3%, 98.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,425,836
CSS custom property--colour: #2503EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#DAFC13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00628Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.4Medium blue · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 28Dark violet · ΔE 30.8Dark blue · ΔE 42.5Dark orchid · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAEC03
Analogous#0355EC, #9903EC
Triadic#EC2503, #03EC25
Split complementary#EC9A03, #55EC03
Tetradic#EC0356, #CAEC03, #03EC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6BDFE
Lighter +30%#9B8AFE
Lighter +20%#7058FD
Lighter +10%#4526FC
Darker −10%#1D02BA
Darker −20%#150287
Darker −30%#0D0155
Darker −40%#050023
More saturated +25%#2300EF
Less saturated −25%#3A21CE

Channel breakdown

R37
G3
B236
Red37 (14.5%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue248.76°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 03 · B EC

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