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Recognised as Colour

#2162EC

  • #2162EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2162EC is a blue with RGB values 33, 98, 236 and HSL 221°, 84%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2162EC#2162EC
HEX#2162EC
RGBrgb(33, 98, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.3843, 0.9255
RGB percentages12.9%, 38.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(220.8, 84.2%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 86%, 92.5%)
CMYK86%, 58.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,188,012
CSS custom property--colour: #2162EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#DE9D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00859Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECAB21
Analogous#21C7EC, #4621EC
Triadic#EC2162, #62EC21
Split complementary#EC4621, #C7EC21
Tetradic#EC21C7, #ECAB21, #21EC46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE7FC
Lighter +30%#AEC6F8
Lighter +20%#7FA4F4
Lighter +10%#5083F0
Darker −10%#114CC9
Darker −20%#0D3A9A
Darker −30%#09286B
Darker −40%#05173C
More saturated +25%#0E5BFF
Less saturated −25%#3F6DCE

Channel breakdown

R33
G98
B236
Red33 (12.9%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue220.79°
Saturation (HSL)84.23%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 62 · B EC

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