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Recognised as Colour

#2167DE

  • #2167DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2167DE is a blue with RGB values 33, 103, 222 and HSL 218°, 74%, 50%. 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

#2167DE#2167DE
HEX#2167DE
RGBrgb(33, 103, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.4039, 0.8706
RGB percentages12.9%, 40.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(217.8, 74.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 85.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK85.1%, 53.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,189,278
CSS custom property--colour: #2167DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#DE9821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9821
Analogous#21C5DE, #3A21DE
Triadic#DE2167, #67DE21
Split complementary#DE3921, #C6DE21
Tetradic#DE21C5, #DE9821, #21DE39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E1F8
Lighter +30%#A6C2F2
Lighter +20%#7AA4EB
Lighter +10%#4D85E5
Darker −10%#1A52B2
Darker −20%#143E85
Darker −30%#0D2959
Darker −40%#07152C
More saturated +25%#015FFE
Less saturated −25%#416FBE

Channel breakdown

R33
G103
B222
Red33 (12.9%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue217.78°
Saturation (HSL)74.12%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 67 · B DE

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