Colour

#2247F2

#2247F2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2247F2 is a blue with RGB values 34, 71, 242 and HSL 229°, 89%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2247F2

RGBrgb(34, 71, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2784, 0.949

RGB percentages13.3%, 27.8%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(229.3, 88.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 86%, 94.9%)

CMYK86%, 70.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,246,642

CSS custom property--colour: #2247F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#DDB80D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 22.7 Blue violet · ΔE 23.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1 Dark violet · ΔE 31 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.4 Dark blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 22.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2CD22

Analogous#22AFF2, #6522F2

Triadic#F22247, #47F222

Split complementary#F26522, #AFF222

Tetradic#F222AF, #F2CD22, #22F265

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E7FD

Lighter +30%#B3BFFB

Lighter +20%#8297F8

Lighter +10%#526FF5

Darker −10%#0D30D4

Darker −20%#0A25A4

Darker −30%#071A74

Darker −40%#040F44

More saturated +25%#153FFF

Less saturated −25%#3F5AD5

Channel breakdown

R34

G71

B242

Red34 (13.3%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue229.33°

Saturation (HSL)88.89%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 47 · B F2

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Colour values

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