Colour

#00224C

#00224C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#00224C is a blue with RGB values 0, 34, 76 and HSL 213°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#00224C#00224C

HEX#00224C

RGBrgb(0, 34, 76)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1333, 0.298

RGB percentages0%, 13.3%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(213.2, 100%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 100%, 29.8%)

CMYK100%, 55.3%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,780

CSS custom property--colour: #00224C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.75:1

Contrast with white15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#FFDDB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#07264Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00204Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#002C33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.7 Black · ΔE 33.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.5 Steel blue · ΔE 40.6 Dim grey · ΔE 43.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C2A00

Analogous#00484C, #04004C

Triadic#4C0022, #224C00

Split complementary#4C0400, #484C00

Tetradic#4C0048, #4C2A00, #004C04

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#1980FF

Lighter +30%#0066E5

Lighter +20%#0050B2

Lighter +10%#00397F

Darker −10%#000B19

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00224C

Less saturated −25%#0A2342

Channel breakdown

G34

B76

Red0 (0%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue213.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 22 · B 4C

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Colour values

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