Colour

#2649EA

#2649EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2649EA is a blue with RGB values 38, 73, 234 and HSL 229°, 82%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2649EA#2649EA

HEX#2649EA

RGBrgb(38, 73, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2863, 0.9176

RGB percentages14.9%, 28.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(229.3, 82.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 83.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK83.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,509,290

CSS custom property--colour: #2649EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#D9B615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.7 Medium blue · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 28.5 Royal blue · ΔE 28.7 Dark blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAC726

Analogous#26ABEA, #6526EA

Triadic#EA2649, #49EA26

Split complementary#EA6526, #ABEA26

Tetradic#EA26AB, #EAC726, #26EA65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E5FC

Lighter +30%#B2BEF8

Lighter +20%#8397F3

Lighter +10%#5470EF

Darker −10%#1434CA

Darker −20%#0F289B

Darker −30%#0A1C6D

Darker −40%#06103E

More saturated +25%#113BFF

Less saturated −25%#445CCC

Channel breakdown

R38

G73

B234

Red38 (14.9%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue229.29°

Saturation (HSL)82.35%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 49 · B EA

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Colour values

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