Colour

#226AAA

#226AAA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#226AAA is a blue with RGB values 34, 106, 170 and HSL 208°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#226AAA#226AAA

HEX#226AAA

RGBrgb(34, 106, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4157, 0.6667

RGB percentages13.3%, 41.6%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(208.2, 66.7%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 80%, 66.7%)

CMYK80%, 37.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,255,530

CSS custom property--colour: #226AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1355WCAG 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 5.66:1

Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#DD9555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C6EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3761A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2 Slate grey · ΔE 31.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA6222

Analogous#22AAA6, #2226AA

Triadic#AA226A, #6AAA22

Split complementary#AA2226, #AAA622

Tetradic#A622AA, #AA6222, #26AA22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AACEEE

Lighter +30%#7FB5E5

Lighter +20%#559DDD

Lighter +10%#2A84D5

Darker −10%#194F80

Darker −20%#113555

Darker −30%#091A2B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#086BC4

Less saturated −25%#3B6991

Channel breakdown

R34

G106

B170

Red34 (13.3%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue208.24°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 6A · B AA

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