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Recognised as Colour

#2226EC

  • #2226EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2226EC is a blue with RGB values 34, 38, 236 and HSL 239°, 84%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2226EC#2226EC
HEX#2226EC
RGBrgb(34, 38, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.149, 0.9255
RGB percentages13.3%, 14.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(238.8, 84.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 85.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK85.6%, 83.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,238,188
CSS custom property--colour: #2226EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#DDD913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00698Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.4Blue · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.7Dark blue · ΔE 35.7Dark orchid · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE822
Analogous#228BEC, #8322EC
Triadic#EC2226, #26EC22
Split complementary#EC8322, #8BEC22
Tetradic#EC228B, #ECE822, #22EC83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEDEFC
Lighter +30%#AFB0F8
Lighter +20%#8082F4
Lighter +10%#5154F0
Darker −10%#1115CA
Darker −20%#0D109B
Darker −30%#090B6C
Darker −40%#05063D
More saturated +25%#0F14FF
Less saturated −25%#4043CE

Channel breakdown

R34
G38
B236
Red34 (13.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue238.81°
Saturation (HSL)84.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 26 · B EC

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