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Recognised as Colour

#225EC1

  • #225EC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#225EC1 is a blue with RGB values 34, 94, 193 and HSL 217°, 70%, 45%. 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

#225EC1#225EC1
HEX#225EC1
RGBrgb(34, 94, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3686, 0.7569
RGB percentages13.3%, 36.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(217.4, 70%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 82.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK82.4%, 51.3%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,252,481
CSS custom property--colour: #225EC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#DDA13E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B6AC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C18522
Analogous#22ADC1, #3622C1
Triadic#C1225E, #5EC122
Split complementary#C13622, #ADC122
Tetradic#C122AD, #C18522, #22C136

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCD1F3
Lighter +30%#90B3EC
Lighter +20%#6595E4
Lighter +10%#3A77DC
Darker −10%#1A4996
Darker −20%#13346A
Darker −30%#0B1F3F
Darker −40%#030A14
More saturated +25%#0657DD
Less saturated −25%#3E65A5

Channel breakdown

R34
G94
B193
Red34 (13.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue217.36°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 5E · B C1

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