Colour

#2223DE

#2223DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2223DE is a blue with RGB values 34, 35, 222 and HSL 240°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2223DE

RGBrgb(34, 35, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1373, 0.8706

RGB percentages13.3%, 13.7%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(239.7, 74%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.7, 84.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK84.7%, 84.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,237,406

CSS custom property--colour: #2223DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.89:1

Contrast with white8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#DDDC21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20.5 Blue · ΔE 23.9 Dark violet · ΔE 25.8 Dark blue · ΔE 30.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEDD22

Analogous#2281DE, #7F22DE

Triadic#DE2223, #23DE22

Split complementary#DE7F22, #81DE22

Tetradic#DE2281, #DEDD22, #22DE7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D4F9

Lighter +30%#A7A8F2

Lighter +20%#7B7BEB

Lighter +10%#4E4FE5

Darker −10%#1B1BB2

Darker −20%#141586

Darker −30%#0D0E5A

Darker −40%#07072D

More saturated +25%#0204FE

Less saturated −25%#4242BE

Channel breakdown

R34

G35

B222

Red34 (13.3%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue239.68°

Saturation (HSL)74.02%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 23 · B DE

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