Colour

#222D46

#222D46
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#222D46 is a blue with RGB values 34, 45, 70 and HSL 222°, 35%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#222D46

RGBrgb(34, 45, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1765, 0.2745

RGB percentages13.3%, 17.6%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(221.7, 34.6%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 51.4%, 27.5%)

CMYK51.4%, 35.7%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,239,814

CSS custom property--colour: #222D46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.71:1

Contrast with white13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#DDD2B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242F47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#202C45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#143236no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Black · ΔE 25.5 Dim grey · ΔE 31.1 Slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.9 Steel blue · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#463B22

Analogous#223F46, #292246

Triadic#46222D, #2D4622

Split complementary#462922, #3F4622

Tetradic#46223F, #463B22, #224629

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#778CBD

Lighter +30%#556FAC

Lighter +20%#43598B

Lighter +10%#334368

Darker −10%#111724

Darker −20%#010101

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#152853

Less saturated −25%#2F3239

Channel breakdown

R34

G45

B70

Red34 (13.3%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue221.67°

Saturation (HSL)34.62%

Lightness20.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 2D · B 46

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