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Recognised as Colour

#228BC6

  • #228BC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#228BC6 is a blue with RGB values 34, 139, 198 and HSL 202°, 71%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#228BC6#228BC6
HEX#228BC6
RGBrgb(34, 139, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.5451, 0.7765
RGB percentages13.3%, 54.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(201.6, 70.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 82.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK82.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,264,006
CSS custom property--colour: #228BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#DD7439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F8CC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#597DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C65D22
Analogous#22C6AF, #2239C6
Triadic#C6228B, #8BC622
Split complementary#C62239, #C6AF22
Tetradic#AF22C6, #C65D22, #39C622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E1F4
Lighter +30%#94CDED
Lighter +20%#69B8E5
Lighter +10%#3DA4DE
Darker −10%#1B6C9A
Darker −20%#134E6F
Darker −30%#0C2F43
Darker −40%#041118
More saturated +25%#0593E3
Less saturated −25%#3F83A9

Channel breakdown

R34
G139
B198
Red34 (13.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue201.59°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 8B · B C6

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