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Colour

#2250FF

  • #2250FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2250FF is a blue with RGB values 34, 80, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2250FF#2250FF
HEX#2250FF
RGBrgb(34, 80, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3137, 1
RGB percentages13.3%, 31.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.5, 100%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 86.7%, 100%)
CMYK86.7%, 68.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,248,959
CSS custom property--colour: #2250FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#DDAF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0081A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 25Medium blue · ΔE 25.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3Dark violet · ΔE 33Dark orchid · ΔE 33.4Royal blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 25.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD122
Analogous#22BEFF, #6222FF
Triadic#FF2250, #50FF22
Split complementary#FF6322, #BEFF22
Tetradic#FF22BF, #FFD122, #22FF63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF2FF
Lighter +30%#BBC9FF
Lighter +20%#88A1FF
Lighter +10%#5578FF
Darker −10%#0032EE
Darker −20%#0027BB
Darker −30%#001C88
Darker −40%#001255
More saturated +25%#2250FF
Less saturated −25%#3E60E3

Channel breakdown

R34
G80
B255
Red34 (13.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 50 · B FF

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