Colour

#222BDD

#222BDD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#222BDD is a blue with RGB values 34, 43, 221 and HSL 237°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#222BDD

RGBrgb(34, 43, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1686, 0.8667

RGB percentages13.3%, 16.9%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(237.1, 73.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 84.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK84.6%, 80.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,239,453

CSS custom property--colour: #222BDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#DDD422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 26.1 Dark blue · ΔE 27.7 Blue · ΔE 28.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDD422

Analogous#2288DD, #7722DD

Triadic#DD222B, #2BDD22

Split complementary#DD7722, #88DD22

Tetradic#DD2288, #DDD422, #22DD77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D5F8

Lighter +30%#A7AAF1

Lighter +20%#7A80EB

Lighter +10%#4E55E4

Darker −10%#1B22B1

Darker −20%#141A85

Darker −30%#0E1158

Darker −40%#07092C

More saturated +25%#020EFD

Less saturated −25%#4248BD

Channel breakdown

R34

G43

B221

Red34 (13.3%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue237.11°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 2B · B DD

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