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Colour

#216EE4

  • #216EE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#216EE4 is a blue with RGB values 33, 110, 228 and HSL 216°, 78%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#216EE4#216EE4
HEX#216EE4
RGBrgb(33, 110, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.4314, 0.8941
RGB percentages12.9%, 43.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(216.3, 78.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 85.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK85.5%, 51.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,191,076
CSS custom property--colour: #216EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#DE911B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#157CE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E49721
Analogous#21CFE4, #3621E4
Triadic#E4216E, #6EE421
Split complementary#E43621, #CFE421
Tetradic#E421CF, #E49721, #21E436

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E5FA
Lighter +30%#A9C7F5
Lighter +20%#7CA9EF
Lighter +10%#4E8CEA
Darker −10%#1758BB
Darker −20%#11428E
Darker −30%#0C2D60
Darker −40%#061833
More saturated +25%#0668FF
Less saturated −25%#4075C5

Channel breakdown

R33
G110
B228
Red33 (12.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue216.31°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 6E · B E4

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