Blue Pencil Color – #2200ff: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Blue Pencil is an intense, electric ultramarine named for the editor’s traditional blue pencil, once used to mark up manuscripts because it didn’t photograph in old reproduction. This is blue at full voltage. The Blue Pencil color code makes a bold, saturated accent.

Blue Pencil color

Blue Pencil Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #2200FF

  2. #DDFF00

Triadic colors

  1. #2200FF

  2. #FF2200

  3. #00FF22

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #4E33FF

  2. #7A66FF

  3. #A799FF

  4. #D3CCFF

Darker colors

  1. #1B00CC

  2. #140099

  3. #0E0066

  4. #070033

Analogous colors

  1. #00DDFF

  2. #005EFF

  3. #2200FF

  4. #A200FF

  5. #FF00DD

Monochromatic colors

  1. #1800B3

  2. #1F00E6

  3. #381AFF

  4. #644DFF

  5. #9383FC

#2200ff

Blue Pencil Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Blue Pencil:

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#2200ff
RGBrgb(34,0,255)
HSLhsl(248,100%,50%)
CMYK87, 100, 0, 0
HSV248, 100, 100
RGB %13, 0, 100
XYZ18.7, 7.6, 95.1
LAB33.1, 79, -106.5
Color CategoryDark
Color FamilyBlue
Saturation100%
TemperatureCool
Contrast Ratio Againt White (#ffffff)8.36 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Againt Black (#000000)2.51 (fails WCAG AA)