Recognised as Colour

#222CB6

#222CB6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#222CB6 is a blue with RGB values 34, 44, 182 and HSL 236°, 69%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#222CB6#222CB6

HEX#222CB6

RGBrgb(34, 44, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1725, 0.7137

RGB percentages13.3%, 17.3%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(235.9, 68.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 81.3%, 71.4%)

CMYK81.3%, 75.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,239,670

CSS custom property--colour: #222CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.98:1

Contrast with white9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#DDD349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ABAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00556Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.7 Navy · ΔE 17.2 Indigo · ΔE 21.6 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6AC22

Analogous#2276B6, #6222B6

Triadic#B6222C, #2CB622

Split complementary#B66222, #76B622

Tetradic#B62276, #B6AC22, #22B662

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B3B7F1

Lighter +30%#888FE9

Lighter +20%#5D66E1

Lighter +10%#323ED9

Darker −10%#1A228B

Darker −20%#121760

Darker −30%#0A0D35

Darker −40%#02020A

More saturated +25%#0715D1

Less saturated −25%#3D439B

Channel breakdown

R34

G44

B182

Red34 (13.3%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue235.95°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 2C · B B6

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