Recognised as Colour

#2245AB

#2245AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#2245AB is a blue with RGB values 34, 69, 171 and HSL 225°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2245AB

RGBrgb(34, 69, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2706, 0.6706

RGB percentages13.3%, 27.1%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(224.7, 66.8%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 80.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK80.1%, 59.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,246,059

CSS custom property--colour: #2245AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07537WCAG 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 8.38:1

Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#DDBA54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005F71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2 Royal blue · ΔE 16.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 20 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB8822

Analogous#228AAB, #4322AB

Triadic#AB2245, #45AB22

Split complementary#AB4322, #8AAB22

Tetradic#AB228A, #AB8822, #22AB43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ABBCEE

Lighter +30%#809AE6

Lighter +20%#5678DD

Lighter +10%#2B56D5

Darker −10%#1A3480

Darker −20%#112356

Darker −30%#09122B

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#0838C5

Less saturated −25%#3C5291

Channel breakdown

R34

G69

B171

Red34 (13.3%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue224.67°

Saturation (HSL)66.83%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 45 · B AB

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