Recognised as Colour
#222EAA
- #222EAA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#222EAA is a blue with RGB values 34, 46, 170 and HSL 235°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#222EAA#222EAA
HEX#222EAA
RGBrgb(34, 46, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1804, 0.6667
RGB percentages13.3%, 18%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(234.7, 66.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 80%, 66.7%)
CMYK80%, 72.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,240,170
CSS custom property--colour: #222EAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#DDD155
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA9E22
Analogous#2272AA, #5A22AA
Triadic#AA222E, #2EAA22
Split complementary#AA5A22, #72AA22
Tetradic#AA2272, #AA9E22, #22AA5A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G46
B170
Red34 (13.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue234.71°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2E · B AA
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