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Recognised as Colour

#222EE9

  • #222EE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#222EE9 is a blue with RGB values 34, 46, 233 and HSL 236°, 82%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#222EE9#222EE9
HEX#222EE9
RGBrgb(34, 46, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1804, 0.9137
RGB percentages13.3%, 18%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(236.4, 81.9%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 85.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK85.4%, 80.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,240,233
CSS custom property--colour: #222EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#DDD116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006A8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Blue · ΔE 24.2Dark violet · ΔE 27Dark blue · ΔE 32.2Dark orchid · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9DD22
Analogous#2291E9, #7A22E9
Triadic#E9222E, #2EE922
Split complementary#E97A22, #91E922
Tetradic#E92291, #E9DD22, #22E97A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDDFB
Lighter +30%#ADB2F7
Lighter +20%#7F86F2
Lighter +10%#505AEE
Darker −10%#141EC4
Darker −20%#0F1796
Darker −30%#0A1068
Darker −40%#060939
More saturated +25%#0C1BFF
Less saturated −25%#4049CB

Channel breakdown

R34
G46
B233
Red34 (13.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue236.38°
Saturation (HSL)81.89%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2E · B E9

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