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Colour

#227EDF

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

#227EDF is a blue with RGB values 34, 126, 223 and HSL 211°, 75%, 50%. 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

#227EDF#227EDF
HEX#227EDF
RGBrgb(34, 126, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4941, 0.8745
RGB percentages13.3%, 49.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(210.8, 74.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 84.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK84.8%, 43.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,260,703
CSS custom property--colour: #227EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#DD8120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B86E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2376DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF8322
Analogous#22DCDF, #2522DF
Triadic#DF227E, #7EDF22
Split complementary#DF2422, #DDDF22
Tetradic#DF22DC, #DF8322, #22DF24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E6F9
Lighter +30%#A8CCF2
Lighter +20%#7BB2EC
Lighter +10%#4F98E5
Darker −10%#1A65B4
Darker −20%#144C87
Darker −30%#0D335B
Darker −40%#071A2E
More saturated +25%#027DFF
Less saturated −25%#427FBF

Channel breakdown

R34
G126
B223
Red34 (13.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue210.79°
Saturation (HSL)74.7%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 7E · B DF

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