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Colour

#223EB6

  • #223EB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#223EB6 is a blue with RGB values 34, 62, 182 and HSL 229°, 69%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#223EB6#223EB6
HEX#223EB6
RGBrgb(34, 62, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2431, 0.7137
RGB percentages13.3%, 24.3%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(228.6, 68.5%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 81.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK81.3%, 65.9%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,244,278
CSS custom property--colour: #223EB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#DDC149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005E74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Navy · ΔE 23.1Midnight blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B69A22
Analogous#2288B6, #5022B6
Triadic#B6223E, #3EB622
Split complementary#B65022, #88B622
Tetradic#B62288, #B69A22, #22B650

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3BFF1
Lighter +30%#889AE9
Lighter +20%#5D76E1
Lighter +10%#3252D9
Darker −10%#1A2F8B
Darker −20%#122160
Darker −30%#0A1235
Darker −40%#02030A
More saturated +25%#072DD1
Less saturated −25%#3D4F9B

Channel breakdown

R34
G62
B182
Red34 (13.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue228.65°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 3E · B B6

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