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Recognised as Colour

#2648CC

  • #2648CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2648CC is a blue with RGB values 38, 72, 204 and HSL 228°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2648CC#2648CC
HEX#2648CC
RGBrgb(38, 72, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2824, 0.8
RGB percentages14.9%, 28.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(227.7, 68.6%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 81.4%, 80%)
CMYK81.4%, 64.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,509,004
CSS custom property--colour: #2648CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D9B733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Dark blue · ΔE 26Navy · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAA26
Analogous#269BCC, #5726CC
Triadic#CC2648, #48CC26
Split complementary#CC5726, #9BCC26
Tetradic#CC269B, #CCAA26, #26CC57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D2F5
Lighter +30%#9EAEED
Lighter +20%#738AE5
Lighter +10%#4867DD
Darker −10%#1E39A1
Darker −20%#162A76
Darker −30%#0E1A4B
Darker −40%#060B20
More saturated +25%#0836EA
Less saturated −25%#445AAE

Channel breakdown

R38
G72
B204
Red38 (14.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue227.71°
Saturation (HSL)68.6%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 48 · B CC

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