Recognised as Colour

#22023A

#22023A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#22023A is a violet with RGB values 34, 2, 58 and HSL 274°, 93%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#22023A

RGBrgb(34, 2, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.0078, 0.2275

RGB percentages13.3%, 0.8%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(274.3, 93.3%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 96.6%, 22.7%)

CMYK41.4%, 96.6%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,228,794

CSS custom property--colour: #22023A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness27 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.46:1

Contrast with white18.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D

Inverted#DDFDC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00133Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#001439no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#1D111Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.8 Indigo · ΔE 37.1 Purple · ΔE 39.6 Black · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 23.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A3A02

Analogous#06023A, #3A0236

Triadic#3A2202, #023A22

Split complementary#363A02, #023A06

Tetradic#3A0602, #1A3A02, #02363A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9411F7

Lighter +30%#7907CE

Lighter +20%#5C059D

Lighter +10%#3F046B

Darker −10%#050009

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#22003C

Less saturated −25%#210A32

Channel breakdown

R34

B58

Red34 (13.3%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)93.33%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 02 · B 3A

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