Recognised as Colour
#22009E
- #22009E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#22009E is a blue with RGB values 34, 0, 158 and HSL 253°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#22009E#22009E
HEX#22009E
RGBrgb(34, 0, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0, 0.6196
RGB percentages13.3%, 0%, 62%
HSLhsl(252.9, 100%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 100%, 62%)
CMYK78.5%, 100%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,228,382
CSS custom property--colour: #22009E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.45:1
Contrast with white13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#DDFF61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C9E00
Analogous#002D9E, #71009E
Triadic#9E2200, #009E22
Split complementary#9E7100, #2D9E00
Tetradic#9E002D, #7C9E00, #009E71
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G0
B158
Red34 (13.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue252.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 00 · B 9E
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