Recognised as Colour

#224DFE

#224DFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#224DFE is a blue with RGB values 34, 77, 254 and HSL 228°, 99%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#224DFE#224DFE

HEX#224DFE

RGBrgb(34, 77, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.302, 0.9961

RGB percentages13.3%, 30.2%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(228.3, 99.1%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 86.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK86.6%, 69.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,248,190

CSS custom property--colour: #224DFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#DDB201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0080A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 23.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Dark violet · ΔE 32.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.3 Blue · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 23.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FED322

Analogous#22BBFE, #6522FE

Triadic#FE224D, #4DFE22

Split complementary#FE6522, #BBFE22

Tetradic#FE22BB, #FED322, #22FE65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDF1FF

Lighter +30%#BAC8FF

Lighter +20%#889FFE

Lighter +10%#5576FE

Darker −10%#012FEC

Darker −20%#0125B9

Darker −30%#011B86

Darker −40%#001154

More saturated +25%#214CFF

Less saturated −25%#3E5EE2

Channel breakdown

R34

G77

B254

Red34 (13.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue228.27°

Saturation (HSL)99.1%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 4D · B FE

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