Recognised as Colour
#0022B3
- #0022B3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#0022B3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 34, 179 and HSL 229°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#0022B3#0022B3
HEX#0022B3
RGBrgb(0, 34, 179)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1333, 0.702
RGB percentages0%, 13.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(228.6, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK100%, 81%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,883
CSS custom property--colour: #0022B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FFDD4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B39100
Analogous#007BB3, #3800B3
Triadic#B30022, #22B300
Split complementary#B33800, #7BB300
Tetradic#B3007B, #B39100, #00B338
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G34
B179
Red0 (0%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue228.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 22 · B B3
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