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Recognised as Colour

#2212DC

  • #2212DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2212DC is a blue with RGB values 34, 18, 220 and HSL 245°, 85%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2212DC#2212DC
HEX#2212DC
RGBrgb(34, 18, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.0706, 0.8627
RGB percentages13.3%, 7.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(244.8, 84.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.8, 91.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK84.5%, 91.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,233,052
CSS custom property--colour: #2212DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#DDED23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#005D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.6Blue · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Dark blue · ΔE 33.2Dark orchid · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.57, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDC12
Analogous#1267DC, #8712DC
Triadic#DC2212, #12DC22
Split complementary#DC8712, #67DC12
Tetradic#DC1267, #CCDC12, #12DC87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C0FA
Lighter +30%#9991F6
Lighter +20%#6D62F2
Lighter +10%#4233EE
Darker −10%#1B0EAD
Darker −20%#130A7E
Darker −30%#0C064F
Darker −40%#05031F
More saturated +25%#1300EE
Less saturated −25%#3B30BE

Channel breakdown

R34
G18
B220
Red34 (13.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue244.75°
Saturation (HSL)84.87%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 12 · B DC

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