Colour

#0222FF

#0222FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0222FF is a blue with RGB values 2, 34, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0222FF#0222FF

HEX#0222FF

RGBrgb(2, 34, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1333, 1

RGB percentages0.8%, 13.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(232.4, 100%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 99.2%, 100%)

CMYK99.2%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer140,031

CSS custom property--colour: #0222FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08377WCAG 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 7.85:1

Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#FDDD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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 text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.8 Medium blue · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 30 Dark violet · ΔE 34 Dark orchid · ΔE 45 Dark blue · ΔE 45.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFDF02

Analogous#02A1FF, #6002FF

Triadic#FF0222, #22FF02

Split complementary#FF6002, #A1FF02

Tetradic#FF02A1, #FFDF02, #02FF60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CED4FF

Lighter +30%#9BA8FF

Lighter +20%#687BFF

Lighter +10%#354FFF

Darker −10%#001ACE

Darker −20%#00149B

Darker −30%#000D68

Darker −40%#000735

More saturated +25%#0222FF

Less saturated −25%#223ADF

Channel breakdown

G34

B255

Red2 (0.8%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue232.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 22 · B FF

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Colour values

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