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Colour

#227DEB

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

#227DEB is a blue with RGB values 34, 125, 235 and HSL 213°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#227DEB#227DEB
HEX#227DEB
RGBrgb(34, 125, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4902, 0.9216
RGB percentages13.3%, 49%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(212.8, 83.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 85.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK85.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,260,459
CSS custom property--colour: #227DEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#DD8214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E88EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A9no 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 text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB9022
Analogous#22E2EB, #2B22EB
Triadic#EB227D, #7DEB22
Split complementary#EB2B22, #E2EB22
Tetradic#EB22E2, #EB9022, #22EB2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEBFC
Lighter +30%#AED0F8
Lighter +20%#80B4F3
Lighter +10%#5199EF
Darker −10%#1264C8
Darker −20%#0E4D99
Darker −30%#0A356A
Darker −40%#051E3C
More saturated +25%#0E7BFF
Less saturated −25%#4080CD

Channel breakdown

R34
G125
B235
Red34 (13.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue212.84°
Saturation (HSL)83.4%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 7D · B EB

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