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Recognised as Colour

#2272CA

  • #2272CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2272CA is a blue with RGB values 34, 114, 202 and HSL 211°, 71%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2272CA#2272CA
HEX#2272CA
RGBrgb(34, 114, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4471, 0.7922
RGB percentages13.3%, 44.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(211.4, 71.2%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 83.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK83.2%, 43.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,257,610
CSS custom property--colour: #2272CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#DD8D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4479CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#226BC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA7A22
Analogous#22C6CA, #2622CA
Triadic#CA2272, #72CA22
Split complementary#CA2622, #C6CA22
Tetradic#CA22C6, #CA7A22, #22CA26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3DBF5
Lighter +30%#97C0EE
Lighter +20%#6CA6E6
Lighter +10%#408CDF
Darker −10%#1B599E
Darker −20%#134173
Darker −30%#0C2847
Darker −40%#050F1B
More saturated +25%#0471E7
Less saturated −25%#3F73AD

Channel breakdown

R34
G114
B202
Red34 (13.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue211.43°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 72 · B CA

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