Colour

#224D6B

#224D6B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#224D6B is a blue with RGB values 34, 77, 107 and HSL 205°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#224D6B#224D6B

HEX#224D6B

RGBrgb(34, 77, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.302, 0.4196

RGB percentages13.3%, 30.2%, 42%

HSLhsl(204.7, 51.8%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 68.2%, 42%)

CMYK68.2%, 28%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,248,043

CSS custom property--colour: #224D6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#DDB294

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F4D6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#35466Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005457no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Dim grey · ΔE 25.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Gray · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B4022

Analogous#226B65, #22296B

Triadic#6B224D, #4D6B22

Split complementary#6B2229, #6B6422

Tetradic#65226B, #6B4022, #296B22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#82B4D7

Lighter +30%#5B9DCB

Lighter +20%#3B85B8

Lighter +10%#2E6992

Darker −10%#163144

Darker −20%#09151E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#10507D

Less saturated −25%#344A59

Channel breakdown

R34

G77

B107

Red34 (13.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue204.66°

Saturation (HSL)51.77%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 4D · B 6B

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Colour values

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