Colour

#224D70

#224D70
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#224D70 is a blue with RGB values 34, 77, 112 and HSL 207°, 53%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#224D70

RGBrgb(34, 77, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.302, 0.4392

RGB percentages13.3%, 30.2%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(206.9, 53.4%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 69.6%, 43.9%)

CMYK69.6%, 31.2%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,248,048

CSS custom property--colour: #224D70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1

Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#DDB28F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#33466Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Dim grey · ΔE 27.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 28 Gray · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#704522

Analogous#22706C, #222670

Triadic#70224D, #4D7022

Split complementary#702226, #706C22

Tetradic#6C2270, #704522, #267022

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#84B3DA

Lighter +30%#5D9BCE

Lighter +20%#3A83BE

Lighter +10%#2E6897

Darker −10%#163249

Darker −20%#0A1722

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#104F82

Less saturated −25%#344B5E

Channel breakdown

R34

G77

B112

Red34 (13.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue206.92°

Saturation (HSL)53.42%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 4D · B 70

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