Colour

#2201B5

#2201B5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2201B5 is a blue with RGB values 34, 1, 181 and HSL 251°, 99%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2201B5

RGBrgb(34, 1, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.0039, 0.7098

RGB percentages13.3%, 0.4%, 71%

HSLhsl(251, 98.9%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251, 99.4%, 71%)

CMYK81.2%, 99.4%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,228,661

CSS custom property--colour: #2201B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#DDFE4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003EB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002DB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#004969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.1 Dark blue · ΔE 18.4 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Navy · ΔE 23.6 Dark violet · ΔE 25 Indigo · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94B501

Analogous#013AB5, #7C01B5

Triadic#B52201, #01B522

Split complementary#B57C01, #3AB501

Tetradic#B5013A, #94B501, #01B57C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9A84FE

Lighter +30%#7151FE

Lighter +20%#471EFE

Lighter +10%#2C01E8

Darker −10%#180182

Darker −20%#0F0050

Darker −30%#05001D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2100B6

Less saturated −25%#30189E

Channel breakdown

R34

B181

Red34 (13.3%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue251°

Saturation (HSL)98.9%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 01 · B B5

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