Recognised as Colour

#222FDC

#222FDC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#222FDC is a blue with RGB values 34, 47, 220 and HSL 236°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#222FDC#222FDC

HEX#222FDC

RGBrgb(34, 47, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1843, 0.8627

RGB percentages13.3%, 18.4%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(235.8, 73.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 84.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK84.5%, 78.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,240,476

CSS custom property--colour: #222FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#DDD023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.2 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark blue · ΔE 26.4 Dark violet · ΔE 26.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9 Blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCCF22

Analogous#228CDC, #7222DC

Triadic#DC222F, #2FDC22

Split complementary#DC7222, #8CDC22

Tetradic#DC228C, #DCCF22, #22DC72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D2D5F8

Lighter +30%#A6ABF1

Lighter +20%#7A81EA

Lighter +10%#4D58E4

Darker −10%#1B26B0

Darker −20%#141C84

Darker −30%#0E1357

Darker −40%#07092B

More saturated +25%#0214FC

Less saturated −25%#424ABC

Channel breakdown

R34

G47

B220

Red34 (13.3%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue235.81°

Saturation (HSL)73.23%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 2F · B DC

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