Colour

#225A76

#225A76
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#225A76 is a blue with RGB values 34, 90, 118 and HSL 200°, 55%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#225A76

RGBrgb(34, 90, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.3529, 0.4627

RGB percentages13.3%, 35.3%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(200, 55.3%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 71.2%, 46.3%)

CMYK71.2%, 23.7%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,251,382

CSS custom property--colour: #225A76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#DDA589

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5977no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#415176no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006163no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Dim grey · ΔE 24.4 Teal · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#763E22

Analogous#227668, #223076

Triadic#76225A, #5A7622

Split complementary#762230, #766822

Tetradic#682276, #763E22, #307622

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#87C0DD

Lighter +30%#60ABD1

Lighter +20%#3996C5

Lighter +10%#2D789E

Darker −10%#173C4E

Darker −20%#0B1E27

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F6089

Less saturated −25%#355463

Channel breakdown

R34

G90

B118

Red34 (13.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)55.26%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 5A · B 76

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