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Recognised as Colour

#225EE0

  • #225EE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#225EE0 is a blue with RGB values 34, 94, 224 and HSL 221°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#225EE0#225EE0
HEX#225EE0
RGBrgb(34, 94, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3686, 0.8784
RGB percentages13.3%, 36.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(221.1, 75.4%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 84.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK84.8%, 58%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,252,512
CSS custom property--colour: #225EE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#DDA11F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0A422
Analogous#22BDE0, #4522E0
Triadic#E0225E, #5EE022
Split complementary#E04522, #BDE022
Tetradic#E022BD, #E0A422, #22E045

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E0F9
Lighter +30%#A8C0F3
Lighter +20%#7B9FED
Lighter +10%#4F7FE6
Darker −10%#194BB6
Darker −20%#133889
Darker −30%#0D265C
Darker −40%#07132F
More saturated +25%#0353FF
Less saturated −25%#426AC1

Channel breakdown

R34
G94
B224
Red34 (13.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)75.4%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 5E · B E0

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