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Recognised as Colour

#2236BD

  • #2236BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2236BD is a blue with RGB values 34, 54, 189 and HSL 232°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2236BD#2236BD
HEX#2236BD
RGBrgb(34, 54, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2118, 0.7412
RGB percentages13.3%, 21.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(232.3, 69.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 82%, 74.1%)
CMYK82%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,242,237
CSS custom property--colour: #2236BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06653WCAG 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 9.01:1
Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#DDC942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.5Navy · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Indigo · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA922
Analogous#2284BD, #5C22BD
Triadic#BD2236, #36BD22
Split complementary#BD5B22, #84BD22
Tetradic#BD2284, #BDA922, #22BD5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9C0F2
Lighter +30%#8D99EB
Lighter +20%#6273E3
Lighter +10%#374CDB
Darker −10%#1A2A92
Darker −20%#121D67
Darker −30%#0B113B
Darker −40%#030510
More saturated +25%#0621D9
Less saturated −25%#3E4BA1

Channel breakdown

R34
G54
B189
Red34 (13.3%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue232.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.51%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 36 · B BD

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