Recognised as Colour
#222EA8
- #222EA8
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#222EA8 is a blue with RGB values 34, 46, 168 and HSL 235°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#222EA8#222EA8
HEX#222EA8
RGBrgb(34, 46, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1804, 0.6588
RGB percentages13.3%, 18%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(234.6, 66.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.6, 79.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK79.8%, 72.6%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,240,168
CSS custom property--colour: #222EA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#DDD157
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A89C22
Analogous#2271A8, #5922A8
Triadic#A8222E, #2EA822
Split complementary#A85922, #71A822
Tetradic#A82271, #A89C22, #22A859
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G46
B168
Red34 (13.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue234.63°
Saturation (HSL)66.34%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2E · B A8
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