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Recognised as Colour

#222ECC

  • #222ECC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#222ECC is a blue with RGB values 34, 46, 204 and HSL 236°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#222ECC#222ECC
HEX#222ECC
RGBrgb(34, 46, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1804, 0.8
RGB percentages13.3%, 18%, 80%
HSLhsl(235.8, 71.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 83.3%, 80%)
CMYK83.3%, 77.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,240,204
CSS custom property--colour: #222ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#DDD133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 20.3Blue violet · ΔE 22Navy · ΔE 24.6Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6Dark violet · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC022
Analogous#2283CC, #6B22CC
Triadic#CC222E, #2ECC22
Split complementary#CC6B22, #83CC22
Tetradic#CC2283, #CCC022, #22CC6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C8F5
Lighter +30%#999FEE
Lighter +20%#6D76E7
Lighter +10%#424DDF
Darker −10%#1B24A0
Darker −20%#131A75
Darker −30%#0C1049
Darker −40%#05071D
More saturated +25%#0414EA
Less saturated −25%#4048AE

Channel breakdown

R34
G46
B204
Red34 (13.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue235.76°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2E · B CC

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