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Recognised as Colour

#229EF6

  • #229EF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#229EF6 is a blue with RGB values 34, 158, 246 and HSL 205°, 92%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#229EF6#229EF6
HEX#229EF6
RGBrgb(34, 158, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6196, 0.9647
RGB percentages13.3%, 62%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(204.9, 92.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 86.2%, 96.5%)
CMYK86.2%, 35.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,268,918
CSS custom property--colour: #229EF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#DD6109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A2FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5590F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 31.1Royal blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F67A22
Analogous#22F6E4, #2234F6
Triadic#F6229E, #9EF622
Split complementary#F62234, #F6E422
Tetradic#E422F6, #F67A22, #34F622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F4FE
Lighter +30%#B5DFFC
Lighter +20%#84C9FA
Lighter +10%#53B4F8
Darker −10%#0984DC
Darker −20%#0767AB
Darker −30%#05497A
Darker −40%#032C49
More saturated +25%#19A0FF
Less saturated −25%#3F99D9

Channel breakdown

R34
G158
B246
Red34 (13.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue204.91°
Saturation (HSL)92.17%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 9E · B F6

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