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Recognised as Colour

#227DE6

  • #227DE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#227DE6 is a blue with RGB values 34, 125, 230 and HSL 212°, 80%, 52%. 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

#227DE6#227DE6
HEX#227DE6
RGBrgb(34, 125, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4902, 0.902
RGB percentages13.3%, 49%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(212.1, 79.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 85.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK85.2%, 45.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,260,454
CSS custom property--colour: #227DE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#DD8219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4387EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0776E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Royal blue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E68B22
Analogous#22DFE6, #2922E6
Triadic#E6227D, #7DE622
Split complementary#E62922, #DFE622
Tetradic#E622DF, #E68B22, #22E629

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E9FB
Lighter +30%#ABCEF6
Lighter +20%#7EB3F0
Lighter +10%#5098EB
Darker −10%#1664BF
Darker −20%#104C92
Darker −30%#0B3464
Darker −40%#061C36
More saturated +25%#097BFF
Less saturated −25%#417FC7

Channel breakdown

R34
G125
B230
Red34 (13.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue212.14°
Saturation (HSL)79.67%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 7D · B E6

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