Colour

#222B41

#222B41
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#222B41 is a blue with RGB values 34, 43, 65 and HSL 223°, 31%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#222B41#222B41

HEX#222B41

RGBrgb(34, 43, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1686, 0.2549

RGB percentages13.3%, 16.9%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(222.6, 31.3%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 47.7%, 25.5%)

CMYK47.7%, 33.8%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,239,297

CSS custom property--colour: #222B41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.09:1

Contrast with white14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#DDD4BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#232D42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#202A41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#173033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Black · ΔE 23.5 Dim grey · ΔE 30.9 Slate grey · ΔE 35.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#413822

Analogous#223B41, #282241

Triadic#41222B, #2B4122

Split complementary#412822, #3B4122

Tetradic#41223B, #413822, #224128

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#778AB8

Lighter +30%#576DA5

Lighter +20%#455784

Lighter +10%#344162

Darker −10%#101520

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#16264D

Less saturated −25%#2E3035

Channel breakdown

R34

G43

B65

Red34 (13.3%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue222.58°

Saturation (HSL)31.31%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 2B · B 41

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