Recognised as Colour

#225FA8

#225FA8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#225FA8 is a blue with RGB values 34, 95, 168 and HSL 213°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#225FA8#225FA8

HEX#225FA8

RGBrgb(34, 95, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3725, 0.6588

RGB percentages13.3%, 37.3%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(212.7, 66.3%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 79.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK79.8%, 43.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,252,712

CSS custom property--colour: #225FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#DDA057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A65ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2159A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21 Steel blue · ΔE 21 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9 Royal blue · ΔE 28.9 Slate blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A86B22

Analogous#22A2A8, #2822A8

Triadic#A8225F, #5FA822

Split complementary#A82822, #A2A822

Tetradic#A822A2, #A86B22, #22A828

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A9C8ED

Lighter +30%#7EADE5

Lighter +20%#5492DC

Lighter +10%#2B77D2

Darker −10%#19477E

Darker −20%#112F53

Darker −30%#081729

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#095DC1

Less saturated −25%#3B618F

Channel breakdown

R34

G95

B168

Red34 (13.3%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue212.69°

Saturation (HSL)66.34%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 5F · B A8

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Colour values

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