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Recognised as Colour

#222AA1

  • #222AA1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Navy

#222AA1 is a blue with RGB values 34, 42, 161 and HSL 236°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.

Colour values

#222AA1#222AA1
HEX#222AA1
RGBrgb(34, 42, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1647, 0.6314
RGB percentages13.3%, 16.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(236.2, 65.1%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.2, 78.9%, 63.1%)
CMYK78.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,239,137
CSS custom property--colour: #222AA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#DDD55E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00369Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004C63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Navy · ΔE 14.8Dark blue · ΔE 15.8Indigo · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.1Midnight blue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourNavy (#000080)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19922
Analogous#226AA1, #5922A1
Triadic#A1222A, #2AA122
Split complementary#A15A22, #69A122
Tetradic#A1226A, #A19922, #22A15A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3A8EC
Lighter +30%#7980E3
Lighter +20%#4F58DA
Lighter +10%#2B35CB
Darker −10%#191F77
Darker −20%#10144D
Darker −30%#070923
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A15B9
Less saturated −25%#3A3F89

Channel breakdown

R34
G42
B161
Red34 (13.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue236.22°
Saturation (HSL)65.13%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2A · B A1

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