Colour
#221A91
- #221A91
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#221A91 is a blue with RGB values 34, 26, 145 and HSL 244°, 70%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#221A91#221A91
HEX#221A91
RGBrgb(34, 26, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.102, 0.5686
RGB percentages13.3%, 10.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(244, 69.6%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 82.1%, 56.9%)
CMYK76.6%, 82.1%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,235,025
CSS custom property--colour: #221A91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#DDE56E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89911A
Analogous#1A4E91, #5D1A91
Triadic#91221A, #1A9122
Split complementary#915D1A, #4E911A
Tetradic#911A4E, #89911A, #1A915D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G26
B145
Red34 (13.3%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue244.03°
Saturation (HSL)69.59%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 1A · B 91
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