Recognised as Colour
#222EAB
- #222EAB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#222EAB is a blue with RGB values 34, 46, 171 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 Dark blue.
Colour values
#222EAB#222EAB
HEX#222EAB
RGBrgb(34, 46, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1804, 0.6706
RGB percentages13.3%, 18%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(234.7, 66.8%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 80.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK80.1%, 73.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,240,171
CSS custom property--colour: #222EAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#DDD154
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB9F22
Analogous#2272AB, #5B22AB
Triadic#AB222E, #2EAB22
Split complementary#AB5B22, #72AB22
Tetradic#AB2272, #AB9F22, #22AB5B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G46
B171
Red34 (13.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue234.74°
Saturation (HSL)66.83%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2E · B AB
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