Recognised as Colour

#256ECD

#256ECD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#256ECD is a blue with RGB values 37, 110, 205 and HSL 214°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#256ECD#256ECD

HEX#256ECD

RGBrgb(37, 110, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4314, 0.8039

RGB percentages14.5%, 43.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(213.9, 69.4%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 82%, 80.4%)

CMYK82%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,453,197

CSS custom property--colour: #256ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#DA9132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A77D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0668CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5 Royal blue · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD8425

Analogous#25C2CD, #3025CD

Triadic#CD256E, #6ECD25

Split complementary#CD3025, #C2CD25

Tetradic#CD25C2, #CD8425, #25CD30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C9DCF5

Lighter +30%#9EC0ED

Lighter +20%#72A4E6

Lighter +10%#4789DE

Darker −10%#1D57A2

Darker −20%#154077

Darker −30%#0E284B

Darker −40%#061120

More saturated +25%#076AEB

Less saturated −25%#4372AF

Channel breakdown

R37

G110

B205

Red37 (14.5%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue213.93°

Saturation (HSL)69.42%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 6E · B CD

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