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Recognised as Colour

#2824EA

  • #2824EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2824EA is a blue with RGB values 40, 36, 234 and HSL 241°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2824EA#2824EA
HEX#2824EA
RGBrgb(40, 36, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1412, 0.9176
RGB percentages15.7%, 14.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(241.2, 82.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 84.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK82.9%, 84.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,630,890
CSS custom property--colour: #2824EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D7DB15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00678Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.9Blue · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Dark violet · ΔE 27Dark blue · ΔE 35.2Dark orchid · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6EA24
Analogous#2483EA, #8B24EA
Triadic#EA2824, #24EA28
Split complementary#EA8B24, #83EA24
Tetradic#EA2483, #E6EA24, #24EA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDEFC
Lighter +30%#B1B0F7
Lighter +20%#8381F3
Lighter +10%#5653EE
Darker −10%#1713C8
Darker −20%#120F99
Darker −30%#0C0A6B
Darker −40%#07063C
More saturated +25%#140FFF
Less saturated −25%#4542CC

Channel breakdown

R40
G36
B234
Red40 (15.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue241.21°
Saturation (HSL)82.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 24 · B EA

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