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Recognised as Colour

#2210BB

  • #2210BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2210BB is a blue with RGB values 34, 16, 187 and HSL 246°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2210BB#2210BB
HEX#2210BB
RGBrgb(34, 16, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.0627, 0.7333
RGB percentages13.3%, 6.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(246.3, 84.2%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 91.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK81.8%, 91.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,232,507
CSS custom property--colour: #2210BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#DDEF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0032B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7Dark blue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Navy · ΔE 23.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9BB10
Analogous#1054BB, #7710BB
Triadic#BB2210, #10BB22
Split complementary#BB7810, #53BB10
Tetradic#BB1054, #A9BB10, #10BB77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9A0F7
Lighter +30%#7F71F3
Lighter +20%#5442EF
Lighter +10%#2B14EA
Darker −10%#190C8C
Darker −20%#11085D
Darker −30%#08042E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1500CB
Less saturated −25%#3629A2

Channel breakdown

R34
G16
B187
Red34 (13.3%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue246.32°
Saturation (HSL)84.24%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 10 · B BB

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