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Recognised as Colour

#225BCA

  • #225BCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#225BCA is a blue with RGB values 34, 91, 202 and HSL 220°, 71%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#225BCA#225BCA
HEX#225BCA
RGBrgb(34, 91, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3569, 0.7922
RGB percentages13.3%, 35.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(219.6, 71.2%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 83.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK83.2%, 55%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,251,722
CSS custom property--colour: #225BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#DDA435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.6Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9122
Analogous#22AFCA, #3D22CA
Triadic#CA225B, #5BCA22
Split complementary#CA3D22, #AFCA22
Tetradic#CA22AF, #CA9122, #22CA3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3D4F5
Lighter +30%#97B5EE
Lighter +20%#6C95E6
Lighter +10%#4076DF
Darker −10%#1B479E
Darker −20%#133473
Darker −30%#0C2047
Darker −40%#050C1B
More saturated +25%#0452E7
Less saturated −25%#3F64AD

Channel breakdown

R34
G91
B202
Red34 (13.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue219.64°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 5B · B CA

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