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Recognised as Colour

#2268FF

  • #2268FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2268FF is a blue with RGB values 34, 104, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2268FF#2268FF
HEX#2268FF
RGBrgb(34, 104, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4078, 1
RGB percentages13.3%, 40.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(221, 100%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 86.7%, 100%)
CMYK86.7%, 59.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,255,103
CSS custom property--colour: #2268FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#DD9700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 31Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.1Blue violet · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB922
Analogous#22D6FF, #4B22FF
Triadic#FF2268, #68FF22
Split complementary#FF4A22, #D7FF22
Tetradic#FF22D6, #FFB922, #22FF4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF3FF
Lighter +30%#BBD1FF
Lighter +20%#88AEFF
Lighter +10%#558BFF
Darker −10%#004BEE
Darker −20%#003BBB
Darker −30%#002B88
Darker −40%#001B55
More saturated +25%#2268FF
Less saturated −25%#3E72E3

Channel breakdown

R34
G104
B255
Red34 (13.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 68 · B FF

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