Colour

#225D7A

#225D7A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#225D7A is a cyan with RGB values 34, 93, 122 and HSL 200°, 56%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#225D7A

RGBrgb(34, 93, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3647, 0.4784

RGB percentages13.3%, 36.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(199.8, 56.4%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.8, 72.1%, 47.8%)

CMYK72.1%, 23.8%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,252,154

CSS custom property--colour: #225D7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1

Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#DDA285

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5C7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#43537Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#006567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Dim grey · ΔE 24.7 Teal · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A3F22

Analogous#227A6B, #22317A

Triadic#7A225D, #5D7A22

Split complementary#7A2231, #7A6B22

Tetradic#6B227A, #7A3F22, #317A22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8AC2DE

Lighter +30%#62AED3

Lighter +20%#3A99C8

Lighter +10%#2D7BA2

Darker −10%#173F52

Darker −20%#0C202A

Darker −30%#010202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E648E

Less saturated −25%#365667

Channel breakdown

R34

G93

B122

Red34 (13.3%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue199.77°

Saturation (HSL)56.41%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 5D · B 7A

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