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Recognised as Colour

#22A3FF

  • #22A3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#22A3FF is a blue with RGB values 34, 163, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#22A3FF#22A3FF
HEX#22A3FF
RGBrgb(34, 163, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6392, 1
RGB percentages13.3%, 63.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(205, 100%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 86.7%, 100%)
CMYK86.7%, 36.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,270,207
CSS custom property--colour: #22A3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#DD5C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5694FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 31.8Royal blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7E22
Analogous#22FFEC, #2235FF
Triadic#FF22A3, #A3FF22
Split complementary#FF2235, #FFED22
Tetradic#EC22FF, #FF7E22, #34FF22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF8FF
Lighter +30%#BBE3FF
Lighter +20%#88CDFF
Lighter +10%#55B8FF
Darker −10%#008BEE
Darker −20%#006DBB
Darker −30%#004F88
Darker −40%#003255
More saturated +25%#22A3FF
Less saturated −25%#3E9EE3

Channel breakdown

R34
G163
B255
Red34 (13.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G A3 · B FF

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