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Recognised as Colour

#225D98

  • #225D98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#225D98 is a blue with RGB values 34, 93, 152 and HSL 210°, 63%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#225D98#225D98
HEX#225D98
RGBrgb(34, 93, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3647, 0.5961
RGB percentages13.3%, 36.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(210, 63.4%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 77.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK77.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,252,184
CSS custom property--colour: #225D98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#DDA267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41619Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F5697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006B73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#985D22
Analogous#229898, #222298
Triadic#98225D, #5D9822
Split complementary#982222, #989822
Tetradic#982298, #985D22, #229822

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DC3E9
Lighter +30%#73AAE0
Lighter +20%#4A90D6
Lighter +10%#2B76C2
Darker −10%#19446E
Darker −20%#0F2A45
Darker −30%#06101B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B5DAF
Less saturated −25%#395D81

Channel breakdown

R34
G93
B152
Red34 (13.3%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)63.44%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 5D · B 98

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