Colour

#2055DE

#2055DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2055DE is a blue with RGB values 32, 85, 222 and HSL 223°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2055DE

RGBrgb(32, 85, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3333, 0.8706

RGB percentages12.5%, 33.3%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(223.3, 74.8%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 85.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK85.6%, 61.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,119,134

CSS custom property--colour: #2055DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#DFAA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Slate blue · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 27.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.5 Dark blue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEA920

Analogous#20B4DE, #4A20DE

Triadic#DE2055, #55DE20

Split complementary#DE4A20, #B4DE20

Tetradic#DE20B4, #DEA920, #20DE4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2DCF8

Lighter +30%#A5BAF2

Lighter +20%#7899EC

Lighter +10%#4C77E5

Darker −10%#1A44B1

Darker −20%#133385

Darker −30%#0D2258

Darker −40%#06112C

More saturated +25%#0047FE

Less saturated −25%#4063BE

Channel breakdown

R32

G85

B222

Red32 (12.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue223.26°

Saturation (HSL)74.8%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 55 · B DE

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