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Recognised as Colour

#2225DB

  • #2225DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2225DB is a blue with RGB values 34, 37, 219 and HSL 239°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2225DB#2225DB
HEX#2225DB
RGBrgb(34, 37, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1451, 0.8588
RGB percentages13.3%, 14.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(239, 73.1%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239, 84.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK84.5%, 83.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,237,915
CSS custom property--colour: #2225DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#DDDA24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 25.6Blue · ΔE 26.3Dark blue · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD822
Analogous#2281DB, #7C22DB
Triadic#DB2225, #25DB22
Split complementary#DB7C22, #81DB22
Tetradic#DB2281, #DBD822, #22DB7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D2F8
Lighter +30%#A5A6F1
Lighter +20%#797BEA
Lighter +10%#4D4FE3
Darker −10%#1B1EAF
Darker −20%#141683
Darker −30%#0D0F57
Darker −40%#07072A
More saturated +25%#0206FB
Less saturated −25%#4244BB

Channel breakdown

R34
G37
B219
Red34 (13.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue239.03°
Saturation (HSL)73.12%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 25 · B DB

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