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Recognised as Colour

#2255BE

  • #2255BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2255BE is a blue with RGB values 34, 85, 190 and HSL 220°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2255BE#2255BE
HEX#2255BE
RGBrgb(34, 85, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3333, 0.7451
RGB percentages13.3%, 33.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(220.4, 69.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 82.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK82.1%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,250,174
CSS custom property--colour: #2255BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#DDAA41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.1Slate blue · ΔE 15Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8B22
Analogous#22A3BE, #3D22BE
Triadic#BE2255, #55BE22
Split complementary#BE3D22, #A3BE22
Tetradic#BE22A3, #BE8B22, #22BE3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9CCF3
Lighter +30%#8EACEB
Lighter +20%#638DE3
Lighter +10%#386DDB
Darker −10%#1A4293
Darker −20%#132E67
Darker −30%#0B1B3C
Darker −40%#030811
More saturated +25%#064BDA
Less saturated −25%#3E5FA2

Channel breakdown

R34
G85
B190
Red34 (13.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue220.38°
Saturation (HSL)69.64%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 55 · B BE

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