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Recognised as Colour

#226BC8

  • #226BC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#226BC8 is a blue with RGB values 34, 107, 200 and HSL 214°, 71%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#226BC8#226BC8
HEX#226BC8
RGBrgb(34, 107, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4196, 0.7843
RGB percentages13.3%, 42%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(213.6, 70.9%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 83%, 78.4%)
CMYK83%, 46.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,255,816
CSS custom property--colour: #226BC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#DD9437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3774CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0265C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C87F22
Analogous#22BEC8, #2C22C8
Triadic#C8226B, #6BC822
Split complementary#C82C22, #BEC822
Tetradic#C822BE, #C87F22, #22C82C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1D8F5
Lighter +30%#96BCED
Lighter +20%#6AA1E6
Lighter +10%#3F85DE
Darker −10%#1B549C
Darker −20%#133C71
Darker −30%#0C2545
Darker −40%#040E1A
More saturated +25%#0567E5
Less saturated −25%#3F6FAB

Channel breakdown

R34
G107
B200
Red34 (13.3%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue213.61°
Saturation (HSL)70.94%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 6B · B C8

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