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Colour

#0022FF

  • #0022FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0022FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 34, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0022FF#0022FF
HEX#0022FF
HEX (short)#02F
RGBrgb(0, 34, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1333, 1
RGB percentages0%, 13.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(232, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,959
CSS custom property--colour: #0022FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#FFDD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.8Medium blue · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 30Dark violet · ΔE 34.1Dark orchid · ΔE 45Dark blue · ΔE 45.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDD00
Analogous#00A2FF, #5D00FF
Triadic#FF0022, #22FF00
Split complementary#FF5E00, #A2FF00
Tetradic#FF00A2, #FFDD00, #00FF5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD3FF
Lighter +30%#99A7FF
Lighter +20%#667AFF
Lighter +10%#334EFF
Darker −10%#001BCC
Darker −20%#001499
Darker −30%#000E66
Darker −40%#000733
More saturated +25%#0022FF
Less saturated −25%#2039DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G34
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 22 · B FF

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