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Colour

#225C96

  • #225C96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#225C96 is a blue with RGB values 34, 92, 150 and HSL 210°, 63%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#225C96#225C96
HEX#225C96
RGBrgb(34, 92, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3608, 0.5882
RGB percentages13.3%, 36.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(210, 63%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 77.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK77.3%, 38.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,251,926
CSS custom property--colour: #225C96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#DDA369

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#416098no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F5595no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.7Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#965C22
Analogous#229696, #222296
Triadic#96225C, #5C9622
Split complementary#962222, #969622
Tetradic#962296, #965C22, #229622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CC2E8
Lighter +30%#72A9DF
Lighter +20%#488FD6
Lighter +10%#2B76C0
Darker −10%#19436C
Darker −20%#0F2943
Darker −30%#061019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B5CAD
Less saturated −25%#395C7F

Channel breakdown

R34
G92
B150
Red34 (13.3%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)63.04%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 5C · B 96

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