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Recognised as Colour

#226B96

  • #226B96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#226B96 is a blue with RGB values 34, 107, 150 and HSL 202°, 63%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#226B96#226B96
HEX#226B96
RGBrgb(34, 107, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4196, 0.5882
RGB percentages13.3%, 42%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(202.2, 63%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 77.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK77.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,255,766
CSS custom property--colour: #226B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#DD9469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#576B98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#476095no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00767Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Teal · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#964D22
Analogous#229687, #223196
Triadic#96226B, #6B9622
Split complementary#962231, #968722
Tetradic#872296, #964D22, #319622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CCCE8
Lighter +30%#72B7DF
Lighter +20%#48A1D6
Lighter +10%#2B89C0
Darker −10%#194D6C
Darker −20%#0F3043
Darker −30%#061219
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B71AD
Less saturated −25%#39657F

Channel breakdown

R34
G107
B150
Red34 (13.3%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue202.24°
Saturation (HSL)63.04%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 6B · B 96

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