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Colour

#2222FF

  • #2222FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2222FF is a blue with RGB values 34, 34, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2222FF#2222FF
HEX#2222FF
HEX (short)#22F
RGBrgb(34, 34, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1333, 1
RGB percentages13.3%, 13.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 86.7%, 100%)
CMYK86.7%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,237,183
CSS custom property--colour: #2222FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#DDDD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.3Medium blue · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 28.8Dark violet · ΔE 32.8Dark orchid · ΔE 43.9Dark blue · ΔE 45.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFF22
Analogous#2291FF, #9122FF
Triadic#FF2222, #22FF22
Split complementary#FF9122, #91FF22
Tetradic#FF2291, #FFFF22, #22FF91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEEFF
Lighter +30%#BBBBFF
Lighter +20%#8888FF
Lighter +10%#5555FF
Darker −10%#0000EE
Darker −20%#0000BB
Darker −30%#000088
Darker −40%#000055
More saturated +25%#2222FF
Less saturated −25%#3E3EE3

Channel breakdown

R34
G34
B255
Red34 (13.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 22 · B FF

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