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Recognised as Colour

#2239C6

  • #2239C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2239C6 is a blue with RGB values 34, 57, 198 and HSL 232°, 71%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2239C6#2239C6
HEX#2239C6
RGBrgb(34, 57, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2235, 0.7765
RGB percentages13.3%, 22.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(231.6, 70.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 82.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK82.8%, 71.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,243,014
CSS custom property--colour: #2239C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#DDC639

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Navy · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 25Indigo · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6AF22
Analogous#228BC6, #5D22C6
Triadic#C62239, #39C622
Split complementary#C65D22, #8BC622
Tetradic#C6228B, #C6AF22, #22C65D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C7F4
Lighter +30%#94A1ED
Lighter +20%#697AE5
Lighter +10%#3D54DE
Darker −10%#1B2C9A
Darker −20%#13206F
Darker −30%#0C1343
Darker −40%#040718
More saturated +25%#0524E3
Less saturated −25%#3F4EA9

Channel breakdown

R34
G57
B198
Red34 (13.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue231.59°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 39 · B C6

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