Colour

#2200CC

#2200CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2200CC is a blue with RGB values 34, 0, 204 and HSL 250°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2200CC#2200CC

HEX#2200CC

HEX (short)#20C

RGBrgb(34, 0, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0, 0.8

RGB percentages13.3%, 0%, 80%

HSLhsl(250, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250, 100%, 80%)

CMYK83.3%, 100%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,228,428

CSS custom property--colour: #2200CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.83:1

Contrast with white10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#DDFF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0033C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 2.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22.1 Blue · ΔE 22.9 Dark violet · ΔE 25.2 Dark blue · ΔE 28.9 Navy · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 2.27, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AACC00

Analogous#0044CC, #8800CC

Triadic#CC2200, #00CC22

Split complementary#CC8800, #44CC00

Tetradic#CC0044, #AACC00, #00CC88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AA99FF

Lighter +30%#8066FF

Lighter +20%#5533FF

Lighter +10%#2B00FF

Darker −10%#1A0099

Darker −20%#110066

Darker −30%#090033

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2200CC

Less saturated −25%#3319B3

Channel breakdown

R34

B204

Red34 (13.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue250°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 00 · B CC

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