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Recognised as Colour

#2243EC

  • #2243EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2243EC is a blue with RGB values 34, 67, 236 and HSL 230°, 84%, 53%. 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

#2243EC#2243EC
HEX#2243EC
RGBrgb(34, 67, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2627, 0.9255
RGB percentages13.3%, 26.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(230.2, 84.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 85.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK85.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,245,612
CSS custom property--colour: #2243EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#DDBC13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1Dark blue · ΔE 29.9Dark violet · ΔE 30.3Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCB22
Analogous#22A8EC, #6622EC
Triadic#EC2243, #43EC22
Split complementary#EC6622, #A8EC22
Tetradic#EC22A8, #ECCB22, #22EC66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE3FC
Lighter +30%#AFBBF8
Lighter +20%#8093F4
Lighter +10%#516BF0
Darker −10%#112FCA
Darker −20%#0D249B
Darker −30%#09196C
Darker −40%#050E3D
More saturated +25%#0F36FF
Less saturated −25%#4057CE

Channel breakdown

R34
G67
B236
Red34 (13.3%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue230.2°
Saturation (HSL)84.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 43 · B EC

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