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Recognised as Colour

#2586DC

  • #2586DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2586DC is a blue with RGB values 37, 134, 220 and HSL 208°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2586DC#2586DC
HEX#2586DC
RGBrgb(37, 134, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.5255, 0.8627
RGB percentages14.5%, 52.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(208.2, 72.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 83.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK83.2%, 39.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,459,356
CSS custom property--colour: #2586DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#DA7923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8CDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E7BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC7B25
Analogous#25DCD6, #252BDC
Triadic#DC2586, #86DC25
Split complementary#DC252B, #DCD725
Tetradic#D625DC, #DC7B25, #2ADC25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E8F8
Lighter +30%#A9CFF1
Lighter +20%#7DB7EA
Lighter +10%#519EE3
Darker −10%#1C6BB2
Darker −20%#155186
Darker −30%#0E365A
Darker −40%#071C2E
More saturated +25%#0588FC
Less saturated −25%#4584BC

Channel breakdown

R37
G134
B220
Red37 (14.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue208.2°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 86 · B DC

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