Colour

#222A38

#222A38
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#222A38 is a blue with RGB values 34, 42, 56 and HSL 218°, 24%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#222A38#222A38

HEX#222A38

RGBrgb(34, 42, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1647, 0.2196

RGB percentages13.3%, 16.5%, 22%

HSLhsl(218.2, 24.4%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 39.3%, 22%)

CMYK39.3%, 25%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,239,032

CSS custom property--colour: #222A38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.42:1

Contrast with white14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#DDD5C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252B39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#232938no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#1B2D2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20 Dim grey · ΔE 29.3 Slate grey · ΔE 36.1 Gray · ΔE 38.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#383022

Analogous#223538, #252238

Triadic#38222A, #2A3822

Split complementary#382522, #353822

Tetradic#382235, #383022, #223825

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#798CAD

Lighter +30%#5C7197

Lighter +20%#495A77

Lighter +10%#354258

Darker −10%#0F1218

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#172743

Less saturated −25%#2D2D2D

Channel breakdown

R34

G42

B56

Red34 (13.3%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue218.18°

Saturation (HSL)24.44%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 2A · B 38

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