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Recognised as Colour

#2238A0

  • #2238A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2238A0 is a blue with RGB values 34, 56, 160 and HSL 230°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2238A0#2238A0
HEX#2238A0
RGBrgb(34, 56, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2196, 0.6275
RGB percentages13.3%, 22%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(229.5, 64.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 78.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK78.8%, 65%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,242,720
CSS custom property--colour: #2238A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#DDC75F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003E9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005367no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 15.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Indigo · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A08A22
Analogous#2277A0, #4B22A0
Triadic#A02238, #38A022
Split complementary#A04B22, #77A022
Tetradic#A02277, #A08A22, #22A04B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3AFEB
Lighter +30%#798BE2
Lighter +20%#4F67D9
Lighter +10%#2B47CA
Darker −10%#192976
Darker −20%#101B4C
Darker −30%#070C22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A28B8
Less saturated −25%#3A4888

Channel breakdown

R34
G56
B160
Red34 (13.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue229.52°
Saturation (HSL)64.95%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 38 · B A0

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