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Recognised as Colour

#226BAC

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

#226BAC is a blue with RGB values 34, 107, 172 and HSL 208°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#226BAC#226BAC
HEX#226BAC
RGBrgb(34, 107, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4196, 0.6745
RGB percentages13.3%, 42%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(208.3, 67%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 80.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK80.2%, 37.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,255,788
CSS custom property--colour: #226BAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#DD9453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6FAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3762ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC6322
Analogous#22ACA8, #2226AC
Triadic#AC226B, #6BAC22
Split complementary#AC2226, #ACA822
Tetradic#A822AC, #AC6322, #26AC22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACCFEE
Lighter +30%#81B6E6
Lighter +20%#569EDE
Lighter +10%#2C85D5
Darker −10%#1A5181
Darker −20%#113657
Darker −30%#091C2C
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#086CC6
Less saturated −25%#3C6A92

Channel breakdown

R34
G107
B172
Red34 (13.3%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue208.26°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 6B · B AC

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