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Recognised as Colour

#2528EE

  • #2528EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2528EE is a blue with RGB values 37, 40, 238 and HSL 239°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2528EE#2528EE
HEX#2528EE
RGBrgb(37, 40, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1569, 0.9333
RGB percentages14.5%, 15.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(239.1, 85.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 84.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK84.5%, 83.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,435,310
CSS custom property--colour: #2528EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#DAD711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.1Blue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.7Dark blue · ΔE 36Dark orchid · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEB25
Analogous#258CEE, #8625EE
Triadic#EE2528, #28EE25
Split complementary#EE8625, #8DEE25
Tetradic#EE258D, #EEEB25, #25EE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E3FD
Lighter +30%#B3B4F9
Lighter +20%#8485F5
Lighter +10%#5457F2
Darker −10%#1013D0
Darker −20%#0D0FA0
Darker −30%#090A71
Darker −40%#050642
More saturated +25%#1418FF
Less saturated −25%#4244D1

Channel breakdown

R37
G40
B238
Red37 (14.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue239.1°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 28 · B EE

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