#2449E2

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #2449E2

When working with digital screens, the color #2449E2 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 73 parts green, and 226 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 84% cyan and 68% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 228.3° hue, 76.6% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2449E2
RGB36, 73, 226
HSL228.3°, 76.6%, 51.4%
CMYK84%, 68%, 0%, 11%
HSV228.3°, 84.1%, 88.6%
LAB39.0, 44.0, -80.4
XYZ16.8, 10.6, 73.1
Decimal2378210

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.72:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.13:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.66:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2449E2; }
.text-color { color: #2449E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2449E2; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue
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