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Recognised as Colour

#2562DF

  • #2562DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2562DF is a blue with RGB values 37, 98, 223 and HSL 220°, 74%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2562DF#2562DF
HEX#2562DF
RGBrgb(37, 98, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.3843, 0.8745
RGB percentages14.5%, 38.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(220.3, 74.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 83.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK83.4%, 56.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,450,143
CSS custom property--colour: #2562DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#DA9D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA225
Analogous#25BFDF, #4525DF
Triadic#DF2562, #62DF25
Split complementary#DF4525, #BFDF25
Tetradic#DF25BF, #DFA225, #25DF45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E2F9
Lighter +30%#AAC2F3
Lighter +20%#7EA2EC
Lighter +10%#5182E6
Darker −10%#1B4EB6
Darker −20%#143B8A
Darker −30%#0E285D
Darker −40%#071531
More saturated +25%#0657FE
Less saturated −25%#446DC0

Channel breakdown

R37
G98
B223
Red37 (14.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue220.32°
Saturation (HSL)74.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 62 · B DF

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