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Recognised as Colour

#223CFA

  • #223CFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#223CFA is a blue with RGB values 34, 60, 250 and HSL 233°, 96%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#223CFA#223CFA
HEX#223CFA
RGBrgb(34, 60, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2353, 0.9804
RGB percentages13.3%, 23.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(232.8, 95.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 86.4%, 98%)
CMYK86.4%, 76%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,243,834
CSS custom property--colour: #223CFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#DDC305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00769Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Blue · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 29.4Dark orchid · ΔE 35.1Dark blue · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE022
Analogous#22A8FA, #7422FA
Triadic#FA223C, #3CFA22
Split complementary#FA7422, #A8FA22
Tetradic#FA22A8, #FAE022, #22FA74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9ECFF
Lighter +30%#B8C0FD
Lighter +20%#8694FC
Lighter +10%#5468FB
Darker −10%#0520E4
Darker −20%#0419B2
Darker −30%#031280
Darker −40%#020B4E
More saturated +25%#1D38FF
Less saturated −25%#3E51DE

Channel breakdown

R34
G60
B250
Red34 (13.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue232.78°
Saturation (HSL)95.58%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 3C · B FA

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