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Recognised as Colour

#2296DB

  • #2296DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2296DB is a blue with RGB values 34, 150, 219 and HSL 202°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2296DB#2296DB
HEX#2296DB
RGBrgb(34, 150, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.5882, 0.8588
RGB percentages13.3%, 58.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(202.4, 73.1%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 84.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK84.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,266,843
CSS custom property--colour: #2296DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#DD6924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7598DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C87DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9Sky blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB6722
Analogous#22DBC3, #223ADB
Triadic#DB2296, #96DB22
Split complementary#DB223A, #DBC322
Tetradic#C322DB, #DB6722, #39DB22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1E9F8
Lighter +30%#A5D5F1
Lighter +20%#79C0EA
Lighter +10%#4DABE3
Darker −10%#1B78AF
Darker −20%#145A83
Darker −30%#0D3B57
Darker −40%#071D2A
More saturated +25%#029EFB
Less saturated −25%#428EBB

Channel breakdown

R34
G150
B219
Red34 (13.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue202.38°
Saturation (HSL)73.12%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 96 · B DB

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