Colour

#224D77

#224D77
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#224D77 is a blue with RGB values 34, 77, 119 and HSL 210°, 56%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#224D77

RGBrgb(34, 77, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.302, 0.4667

RGB percentages13.3%, 30.2%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(209.6, 55.6%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 71.4%, 46.7%)

CMYK71.4%, 35.3%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,248,055

CSS custom property--colour: #224D77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1

Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#DDB288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A4F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E4776no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00575Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#774C22

Analogous#227776, #222377

Triadic#77224D, #4D7722

Split complementary#772222, #777622

Tetradic#772277, #774C22, #237722

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#88B3DD

Lighter +30%#609AD2

Lighter +20%#3980C6

Lighter +10%#2D679F

Darker −10%#17334F

Darker −20%#0B1A28

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F4D8A

Less saturated −25%#354D64

Channel breakdown

R34

G77

B119

Red34 (13.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue209.65°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 4D · B 77

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