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Recognised as Colour

#2549ED

  • #2549ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2549ED is a blue with RGB values 37, 73, 237 and HSL 229°, 85%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2549ED#2549ED
HEX#2549ED
RGBrgb(37, 73, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2863, 0.9294
RGB percentages14.5%, 28.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(229.2, 84.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 84.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK84.4%, 69.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,443,757
CSS custom property--colour: #2549ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#DAB612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#007796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.3Medium blue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 30.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC925
Analogous#25ADED, #6525ED
Triadic#ED2549, #49ED25
Split complementary#ED6525, #ADED25
Tetradic#ED25AD, #EDC925, #25ED65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E6FD
Lighter +30%#B2BFF9
Lighter +20%#8398F5
Lighter +10%#5470F1
Darker −10%#1133CE
Darker −20%#0D279F
Darker −30%#091C70
Darker −40%#051041
More saturated +25%#133DFF
Less saturated −25%#425CD0

Channel breakdown

R37
G73
B237
Red37 (14.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue229.2°
Saturation (HSL)84.75%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 49 · B ED

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