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Recognised as Colour

#02225E

  • #02225E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#02225E is a blue with RGB values 2, 34, 94 and HSL 219°, 96%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#02225E#02225E
HEX#02225E
RGBrgb(2, 34, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1333, 0.3686
RGB percentages0.8%, 13.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(219.1, 95.8%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 97.9%, 36.9%)
CMYK97.9%, 63.8%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer139,870
CSS custom property--colour: #02225E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.08:1
Contrast with white15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FDDDA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00225Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00323Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.2Indigo · ΔE 38.9Slate blue · ΔE 40.8Navy · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E3E02
Analogous#02505E, #10025E
Triadic#5E0222, #225E02
Split complementary#5E1002, #505E02
Tetradic#5E0250, #5E3E02, #025E10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3177FB
Lighter +30%#0558F4
Lighter +20%#0446C2
Lighter +10%#033490
Darker −10%#01102C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002160
Less saturated −25%#0E2652

Channel breakdown

R2
G34
B94
Red2 (0.8%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)95.83%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 22 · B 5E

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