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Colour

#08222C

  • #08222C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#08222C is a cyan with RGB values 8, 34, 44 and HSL 197°, 69%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08222C#08222C
HEX#08222C
RGBrgb(8, 34, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1333, 0.1725
RGB percentages3.1%, 13.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(196.7, 69.2%, 10.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 81.8%, 17.3%)
CMYK81.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer533,036
CSS custom property--colour: #08222C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.46:1
Contrast with white16.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#F7DDD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D212Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#181D2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#002525no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 34.5Slate grey · ΔE 41.2Teal · ΔE 43.1Gray · ΔE 43.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C1208
Analogous#082C24, #08102C
Triadic#2C0822, #222C08
Split complementary#2C0810, #2C2408
Tetradic#24082C, #2C1208, #102C08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#28A7D8
Lighter +30%#2086AD
Lighter +20%#186582
Lighter +10%#104357
Darker −10%#000101
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#022533
Less saturated −25%#0E1F26

Channel breakdown

R8
G34
B44
Red8 (3.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue196.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness10.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 22 · B 2C

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