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Colour

#225FC9

  • #225FC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#225FC9 is a blue with RGB values 34, 95, 201 and HSL 218°, 71%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#225FC9#225FC9
HEX#225FC9
RGBrgb(34, 95, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3725, 0.7882
RGB percentages13.3%, 37.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(218.1, 71.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 83.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK83.1%, 52.7%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,252,745
CSS custom property--colour: #225FC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#DDA036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B6CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00798Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C98C22
Analogous#22B2C9, #3922C9
Triadic#C9225F, #5FC922
Split complementary#C93922, #B2C922
Tetradic#C922B2, #C98C22, #22C939

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D5F5
Lighter +30%#97B6ED
Lighter +20%#6B98E6
Lighter +10%#3F7ADF
Darker −10%#1B4A9D
Darker −20%#133672
Darker −30%#0C2146
Darker −40%#040D1B
More saturated +25%#0557E6
Less saturated −25%#3F67AC

Channel breakdown

R34
G95
B201
Red34 (13.3%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue218.08°
Saturation (HSL)71.06%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 5F · B C9

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