Colour

#2B22DD

#2B22DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2B22DD is a blue with RGB values 43, 34, 221 and HSL 243°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B22DD

RGBrgb(43, 34, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1333, 0.8667

RGB percentages16.9%, 13.3%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(242.9, 73.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 84.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK80.5%, 84.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,826,973

CSS custom property--colour: #2B22DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#D4DD22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.9 Blue violet · ΔE 19.7 Blue · ΔE 24.2 Dark violet · ΔE 24.9 Dark blue · ΔE 29.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D4DD22

Analogous#2277DD, #8822DD

Triadic#DD2B22, #22DD2B

Split complementary#DD8822, #77DD22

Tetradic#DD2277, #D4DD22, #22DD88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5D3F8

Lighter +30%#AAA7F1

Lighter +20%#807AEB

Lighter +10%#554EE4

Darker −10%#221BB1

Darker −20%#1A1485

Darker −30%#110E58

Darker −40%#09072C

More saturated +25%#0E02FD

Less saturated −25%#4842BD

Channel breakdown

R43

G34

B221

Red43 (16.9%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue242.89°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 22 · B DD

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