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Colour

#226ADD

  • #226ADD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#226ADD is a blue with RGB values 34, 106, 221 and HSL 217°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#226ADD#226ADD
HEX#226ADD
RGBrgb(34, 106, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4157, 0.8667
RGB percentages13.3%, 41.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(216.9, 73.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 84.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK84.6%, 52%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,255,581
CSS custom property--colour: #226ADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#DD9522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1278E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD9522
Analogous#22C8DD, #3722DD
Triadic#DD226A, #6ADD22
Split complementary#DD3722, #C8DD22
Tetradic#DD22C8, #DD9522, #22DD37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E1F8
Lighter +30%#A7C3F1
Lighter +20%#7AA6EB
Lighter +10%#4E88E4
Darker −10%#1B55B1
Darker −20%#144085
Darker −30%#0E2A58
Darker −40%#07152C
More saturated +25%#0263FD
Less saturated −25%#4271BD

Channel breakdown

R34
G106
B221
Red34 (13.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue216.9°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 6A · B DD

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