Colour
#22229A
- #22229A
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#22229A is a blue with RGB values 34, 34, 154 and HSL 240°, 64%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#22229A#22229A
HEX#22229A
RGBrgb(34, 34, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1333, 0.6039
RGB percentages13.3%, 13.3%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(240, 63.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 77.9%, 60.4%)
CMYK77.9%, 77.9%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,237,082
CSS custom property--colour: #22229A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#DDDD65
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A9A22
Analogous#225E9A, #5E229A
Triadic#9A2222, #229A22
Split complementary#9A5E22, #5E9A22
Tetradic#9A225E, #9A9A22, #229A5E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G34
B154
Red34 (13.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)63.83%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 22 · B 9A
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