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Recognised as Colour

#2194CE

  • #2194CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2194CE is a blue with RGB values 33, 148, 206 and HSL 200°, 72%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2194CE#2194CE
HEX#2194CE
RGBrgb(33, 148, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.5804, 0.8078
RGB percentages12.9%, 58%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(200.1, 72.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 84%, 80.8%)
CMYK84%, 28.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,200,782
CSS custom property--colour: #2194CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#DE6B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7894D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6185CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE5B21
Analogous#21CEB1, #213ECE
Triadic#CE2194, #94CE21
Split complementary#CE213E, #CEB121
Tetradic#B121CE, #CE5B21, #3ECE21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5E5F6
Lighter +30%#99D2EF
Lighter +20%#6DBFE8
Lighter +10%#41ABE1
Darker −10%#1A74A2
Darker −20%#135576
Darker −30%#0C354A
Darker −40%#05161E
More saturated +25%#039EEC
Less saturated −25%#3F8AB0

Channel breakdown

R33
G148
B206
Red33 (12.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue200.12°
Saturation (HSL)72.38%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 94 · B CE

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