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Recognised as Colour

#2280FF

  • #2280FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2280FF is a blue with RGB values 34, 128, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2280FF#2280FF
HEX#2280FF
RGBrgb(34, 128, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.502, 1
RGB percentages13.3%, 50.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.5, 100%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 86.7%, 100%)
CMYK86.7%, 49.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,261,247
CSS custom property--colour: #2280FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#DD7F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009FB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA122
Analogous#22EFFF, #3222FF
Triadic#FF2280, #80FF22
Split complementary#FF3322, #EEFF22
Tetradic#FF22EF, #FFA122, #22FF33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF5FF
Lighter +30%#BBD8FF
Lighter +20%#88BBFF
Lighter +10%#559DFF
Darker −10%#0065EE
Darker −20%#0050BB
Darker −30%#003A88
Darker −40%#002455
More saturated +25%#2280FF
Less saturated −25%#3E84E3

Channel breakdown

R34
G128
B255
Red34 (13.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 80 · B FF

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