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Recognised as Colour

#2238C2

  • #2238C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2238C2 is a blue with RGB values 34, 56, 194 and HSL 232°, 70%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2238C2#2238C2
HEX#2238C2
RGBrgb(34, 56, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2196, 0.7608
RGB percentages13.3%, 22%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(231.8, 70.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 82.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK82.5%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,242,754
CSS custom property--colour: #2238C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#DDC73D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005F79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.4Navy · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Indigo · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AC22
Analogous#2288C2, #5C22C2
Triadic#C22238, #38C222
Split complementary#C25C22, #88C222
Tetradic#C22288, #C2AC22, #22C25C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC4F3
Lighter +30%#919EEC
Lighter +20%#6677E4
Lighter +10%#3A51DD
Darker −10%#1A2B97
Darker −20%#131F6B
Darker −30%#0B1240
Darker −40%#040614
More saturated +25%#0523DF
Less saturated −25%#3E4DA5

Channel breakdown

R34
G56
B194
Red34 (13.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue231.75°
Saturation (HSL)70.18%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 38 · B C2

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