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Recognised as Colour

#2299F6

  • #2299F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2299F6 is a blue with RGB values 34, 153, 246 and HSL 206°, 92%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2299F6#2299F6
HEX#2299F6
RGBrgb(34, 153, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6, 0.9647
RGB percentages13.3%, 60%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(206.3, 92.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 86.2%, 96.5%)
CMYK86.2%, 37.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,267,638
CSS custom property--colour: #2299F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#DD6609

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9EFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8CF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 30Light skyblue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F67F22
Analogous#22F6E9, #222FF6
Triadic#F62299, #99F622
Split complementary#F6222F, #F6E922
Tetradic#E922F6, #F67F22, #2FF622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F3FE
Lighter +30%#B5DDFC
Lighter +20%#84C6FA
Lighter +10%#53B0F8
Darker −10%#097FDC
Darker −20%#0763AB
Darker −30%#05477A
Darker −40%#032A49
More saturated +25%#199AFF
Less saturated −25%#3F95D9

Channel breakdown

R34
G153
B246
Red34 (13.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue206.32°
Saturation (HSL)92.17%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 99 · B F6

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