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Recognised as Colour

#227CEA

  • #227CEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#227CEA is a blue with RGB values 34, 124, 234 and HSL 213°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#227CEA#227CEA
HEX#227CEA
RGBrgb(34, 124, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4863, 0.9176
RGB percentages13.3%, 48.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(213, 82.6%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213, 85.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK85.5%, 47%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,260,202
CSS custom property--colour: #227CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#DD8315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D87EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.2Royal blue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9022
Analogous#22E0EA, #2C22EA
Triadic#EA227C, #7CEA22
Split complementary#EA2C22, #E0EA22
Tetradic#EA22E0, #EA9022, #22EA2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEAFC
Lighter +30%#AECFF7
Lighter +20%#7FB3F3
Lighter +10%#5198EE
Darker −10%#1364C6
Darker −20%#0E4C98
Darker −30%#0A3569
Darker −40%#061D3A
More saturated +25%#0D7AFF
Less saturated −25%#407FCC

Channel breakdown

R34
G124
B234
Red34 (13.3%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue213°
Saturation (HSL)82.64%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 7C · B EA

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