Recognised as Colour

#2298DC

#2298DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2298DC is a blue with RGB values 34, 152, 220 and HSL 202°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2298DC#2298DC

HEX#2298DC

RGBrgb(34, 152, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.5961, 0.8627

RGB percentages13.3%, 59.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(201.9, 73.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 84.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK84.5%, 30.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,267,356

CSS custom property--colour: #2298DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#DD6723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7899DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E89DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 25 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6 Sky blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DC6622

Analogous#22DCC3, #223BDC

Triadic#DC2298, #98DC22

Split complementary#DC223B, #DCC322

Tetradic#C322DC, #DC6622, #3BDC22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D2EAF8

Lighter +30%#A6D6F1

Lighter +20%#7AC1EA

Lighter +10%#4DADE4

Darker −10%#1B79B0

Darker −20%#145B84

Darker −30%#0E3C57

Darker −40%#071E2B

More saturated +25%#02A1FC

Less saturated −25%#428FBC

Channel breakdown

R34

G152

B220

Red34 (13.3%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue201.94°

Saturation (HSL)73.23%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 98 · B DC

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