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Recognised as Colour

#250CC4

  • #250CC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#250CC4 is a blue with RGB values 37, 12, 196 and HSL 248°, 88%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#250CC4#250CC4
HEX#250CC4
RGBrgb(37, 12, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.0471, 0.7686
RGB percentages14.5%, 4.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(248.2, 88.5%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 93.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK81.1%, 93.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,428,100
CSS custom property--colour: #250CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#DAF33B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0034C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 23.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.2Navy · ΔE 28.5Blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABC40C
Analogous#0C4FC4, #810CC4
Triadic#C4250C, #0CC425
Split complementary#C4810C, #4FC40C
Tetradic#C40C4F, #ABC40C, #0CC481

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEA3F9
Lighter +30%#8573F6
Lighter +20%#5B43F3
Lighter +10%#3112F1
Darker −10%#1C0994
Darker −20%#130664
Darker −30%#0A0334
Darker −40%#010004
More saturated +25%#1C00D0
Less saturated −25%#3826AA

Channel breakdown

R37
G12
B196
Red37 (14.5%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue248.15°
Saturation (HSL)88.46%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 0C · B C4

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