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Recognised as Colour

#224BC7

  • #224BC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#224BC7 is a blue with RGB values 34, 75, 199 and HSL 225°, 71%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#224BC7#224BC7
HEX#224BC7
RGBrgb(34, 75, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2941, 0.7804
RGB percentages13.3%, 29.4%, 78%
HSLhsl(225.1, 70.8%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.1, 82.9%, 78%)
CMYK82.9%, 62.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,247,623
CSS custom property--colour: #224BC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#DDB438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13Slate blue · ΔE 13.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C79E22
Analogous#229DC7, #4C22C7
Triadic#C7224B, #4BC722
Split complementary#C74C22, #9DC722
Tetradic#C7229D, #C79E22, #22C74C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1CDF4
Lighter +30%#95ABED
Lighter +20%#6A88E5
Lighter +10%#3E66DE
Darker −10%#1B3B9B
Darker −20%#132A70
Darker −30%#0C1A44
Darker −40%#040919
More saturated +25%#053CE4
Less saturated −25%#3F5AAA

Channel breakdown

R34
G75
B199
Red34 (13.3%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue225.09°
Saturation (HSL)70.82%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 4B · B C7

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