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Recognised as Colour

#2229CD

  • #2229CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2229CD is a blue with RGB values 34, 41, 205 and HSL 238°, 72%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2229CD#2229CD
HEX#2229CD
RGBrgb(34, 41, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1608, 0.8039
RGB percentages13.3%, 16.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(237.5, 71.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 83.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK83.4%, 80%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,238,925
CSS custom property--colour: #2229CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#DDD632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#005D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Dark blue · ΔE 21.3Navy · ΔE 26Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC622
Analogous#227ECD, #7122CD
Triadic#CD2229, #29CD22
Split complementary#CD7122, #7ECD22
Tetradic#CD227E, #CDC622, #22CD71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C7F5
Lighter +30%#9A9DEE
Lighter +20%#6E73E7
Lighter +10%#4249E0
Darker −10%#1B20A1
Darker −20%#131876
Darker −30%#0C0F4A
Darker −40%#05061E
More saturated +25%#040EEB
Less saturated −25%#4044AF

Channel breakdown

R34
G41
B205
Red34 (13.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue237.54°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 29 · B CD

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