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Recognised as Colour

#2622EA

  • #2622EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2622EA is a blue with RGB values 38, 34, 234 and HSL 241°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2622EA#2622EA
HEX#2622EA
RGBrgb(38, 34, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1333, 0.9176
RGB percentages14.9%, 13.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(241.2, 82.6%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 85.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK83.8%, 85.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,499,306
CSS custom property--colour: #2622EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D9DD15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00678Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.7Blue · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Dark blue · ΔE 35.8Dark orchid · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6EA22
Analogous#2282EA, #8A22EA
Triadic#EA2622, #22EA26
Split complementary#EA8A22, #82EA22
Tetradic#EA2282, #E6EA22, #22EA8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDDCFC
Lighter +30%#AFAEF7
Lighter +20%#817FF3
Lighter +10%#5451EE
Darker −10%#1613C6
Darker −20%#110E98
Darker −30%#0C0A69
Darker −40%#07063A
More saturated +25%#120DFF
Less saturated −25%#4340CC

Channel breakdown

R38
G34
B234
Red38 (14.9%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue241.2°
Saturation (HSL)82.64%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 22 · B EA

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