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Recognised as Colour

#2574A0

  • #2574A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2574A0 is a blue with RGB values 37, 116, 160 and HSL 201°, 62%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2574A0#2574A0
HEX#2574A0
RGBrgb(37, 116, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4549, 0.6275
RGB percentages14.5%, 45.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(201.5, 62.4%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 76.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK76.9%, 27.5%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,454,688
CSS custom property--colour: #2574A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#DA8B5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F74A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E689Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#007F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Cadetblue · ΔE 29.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2Teal · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A05125
Analogous#25A08F, #2536A0
Triadic#A02574, #74A025
Split complementary#A02536, #A08E25
Tetradic#8F25A0, #A05125, #37A025

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6D2EB
Lighter +30%#7DBDE1
Lighter +20%#54A8D7
Lighter +10%#2F92C9
Darker −10%#1B5677
Darker −20%#12384D
Darker −30%#081A24
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C7BB9
Less saturated −25%#3E6D87

Channel breakdown

R37
G116
B160
Red37 (14.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue201.46°
Saturation (HSL)62.44%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 74 · B A0

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