Colour

#2275FF

#2275FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2275FF is a blue with RGB values 34, 117, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2275FF#2275FF

HEX#2275FF

RGBrgb(34, 117, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4588, 1

RGB percentages13.3%, 45.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(217.5, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK86.7%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,258,431

CSS custom property--colour: #2275FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#DD8A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0073FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#0098AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8 Medium purple · ΔE 27 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFAC22

Analogous#22E3FF, #3E22FF

Triadic#FF2275, #75FF22

Split complementary#FF3E22, #E3FF22

Tetradic#FF22E3, #FFAC22, #22FF3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEF4FF

Lighter +30%#BBD5FF

Lighter +20%#88B5FF

Lighter +10%#5595FF

Darker −10%#0059EE

Darker −20%#0046BB

Darker −30%#003388

Darker −40%#002055

More saturated +25%#2275FF

Less saturated −25%#3E7CE3

Channel breakdown

R34

G117

B255

Red34 (13.3%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue217.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 75 · B FF

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