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Recognised as Colour

#222F36

  • #222F36
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#222F36 is a blue with RGB values 34, 47, 54 and HSL 201°, 23%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#222F36#222F36
HEX#222F36
RGBrgb(34, 47, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1843, 0.2118
RGB percentages13.3%, 18.4%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(201, 22.7%, 17.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201, 37%, 21.2%)
CMYK37%, 13%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,240,310
CSS custom property--colour: #222F36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#DDD0C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2E36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#292C36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1C3131no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.4Black · ΔE 19.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 34.6Gray · ΔE 35.8Light slate grey · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#362922
Analogous#223633, #222536
Triadic#36222F, #2F3622
Split complementary#362225, #363322
Tetradic#332236, #362922, #253622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7999AB
Lighter +30%#5D8194
Lighter +20%#496575
Lighter +10%#364A55
Darker −10%#0E1417
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#173241
Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R34
G47
B54
Red34 (13.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue201°
Saturation (HSL)22.73%
Lightness17.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2F · B 36

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