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Recognised as Colour

#2225BE

  • #2225BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2225BE is a blue with RGB values 34, 37, 190 and HSL 239°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2225BE#2225BE
HEX#2225BE
RGBrgb(34, 37, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1451, 0.7451
RGB percentages13.3%, 14.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(238.8, 69.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 82.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK82.1%, 80.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,237,886
CSS custom property--colour: #2225BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#DDDA41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.1Navy · ΔE 20.4Medium blue · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 25.7Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEBB22
Analogous#2273BE, #6D22BE
Triadic#BE2225, #25BE22
Split complementary#BE6D22, #73BE22
Tetradic#BE2273, #BEBB22, #22BE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9BBF3
Lighter +30%#8E90EB
Lighter +20%#6365E3
Lighter +10%#383BDB
Darker −10%#1A1D93
Darker −20%#131467
Darker −30%#0B0C3C
Darker −40%#030311
More saturated +25%#060ADA
Less saturated −25%#3E40A2

Channel breakdown

R34
G37
B190
Red34 (13.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue238.85°
Saturation (HSL)69.64%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 25 · B BE

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