Recognised as Colour

#000422

#000422
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#000422 is a blue with RGB values 0, 4, 34 and HSL 233°, 100%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#000422#000422

HEX#000422

RGBrgb(0, 4, 34)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.0157, 0.1333

RGB percentages0%, 1.6%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(232.9, 100%, 6.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 100%, 13.3%)

CMYK100%, 88.2%, 0%, 86.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,058

CSS custom property--colour: #000422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness11.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.18:1

Contrast with white20.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#050505

Inverted#FFFBDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000823no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#000521no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#000B11no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.5 Dim grey · ΔE 46.4 Slate grey · ΔE 52.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#221E00

Analogous#001522, #0D0022

Triadic#220004, #042200

Split complementary#220D00, #152200

Tetradic#220015, #221E00, #00220D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#001CEE

Lighter +30%#0016BB

Lighter +20%#001088

Lighter +10%#000A55

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#000422

Less saturated −25%#04071E

Channel breakdown

B34

Red0 (0%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue232.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness6.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 04 · B 22

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Colour values

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