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Recognised as Colour

#2262B4

  • #2262B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2262B4 is a blue with RGB values 34, 98, 180 and HSL 214°, 68%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2262B4#2262B4
HEX#2262B4
RGBrgb(34, 98, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3843, 0.7059
RGB percentages13.3%, 38.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(213.7, 68.2%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 81.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK81.1%, 45.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,253,492
CSS custom property--colour: #2262B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#DD9D4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#366AB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#145DB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B47422
Analogous#22ABB4, #2B22B4
Triadic#B42262, #62B422
Split complementary#B42B22, #ABB422
Tetradic#B422AB, #B47422, #22B42B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2CDF0
Lighter +30%#87B1E8
Lighter +20%#5C96E0
Lighter +10%#317AD8
Darker −10%#1A4B89
Darker −20%#12335E
Darker −30%#0A1C33
Darker −40%#020508
More saturated +25%#075FCF
Less saturated −25%#3D6599

Channel breakdown

R34
G98
B180
Red34 (13.3%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue213.7°
Saturation (HSL)68.22%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 62 · B B4

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