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Recognised as Colour

#222C76

  • #222C76
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#222C76 is a blue with RGB values 34, 44, 118 and HSL 233°, 55%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#222C76#222C76
HEX#222C76
RGBrgb(34, 44, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1725, 0.4627
RGB percentages13.3%, 17.3%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(232.9, 55.3%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 71.2%, 46.3%)
CMYK71.2%, 62.7%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,239,606
CSS custom property--colour: #222C76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#DDD389

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003878no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003E4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.9Midnight blue · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.6Indigo · ΔE 30.8Navy · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#766C22
Analogous#225676, #422276
Triadic#76222C, #2C7622
Split complementary#764222, #567622
Tetradic#762256, #766C22, #227642

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8792DD
Lighter +30%#606DD1
Lighter +20%#394AC5
Lighter +10%#2D3B9E
Darker −10%#171D4E
Darker −20%#0B0E27
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F1E89
Less saturated −25%#353A63

Channel breakdown

R34
G44
B118
Red34 (13.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue232.86°
Saturation (HSL)55.26%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2C · B 76

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