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Recognised as Colour

#22A8EC

  • #22A8EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#22A8EC is a blue with RGB values 34, 168, 236 and HSL 200°, 84%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#22A8EC#22A8EC
HEX#22A8EC
RGBrgb(34, 168, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6588, 0.9255
RGB percentages13.3%, 65.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(200.2, 84.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 85.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK85.6%, 28.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,271,468
CSS custom property--colour: #22A8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#DD5713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A8EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D97EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC6622
Analogous#22ECCB, #2243EC
Triadic#EC22A8, #A8EC22
Split complementary#EC2243, #ECCB22
Tetradic#CB22EC, #EC6622, #43EC22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF2FC
Lighter +30%#AFDFF8
Lighter +20%#80CDF4
Lighter +10%#51BAF0
Darker −10%#118CCA
Darker −20%#0D6B9B
Darker −30%#094B6C
Darker −40%#052A3D
More saturated +25%#0FAEFF
Less saturated −25%#409ECE

Channel breakdown

R34
G168
B236
Red34 (13.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue200.2°
Saturation (HSL)84.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G A8 · B EC

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