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Colour

#022260

  • #022260
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#022260 is a blue with RGB values 2, 34, 96 and HSL 220°, 96%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#022260#022260
HEX#022260
RGBrgb(2, 34, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1333, 0.3765
RGB percentages0.8%, 13.3%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(219.6, 95.9%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 97.9%, 37.6%)
CMYK97.9%, 64.6%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer139,872
CSS custom property--colour: #022260;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15:1
Contrast with white15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FDDD9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#00235Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00323Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.1Indigo · ΔE 37.6Navy · ΔE 39.5Slate blue · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#604002
Analogous#025160, #110260
Triadic#600222, #226002
Split complementary#601102, #516002
Tetradic#600251, #604002, #026011

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3377FB
Lighter +30%#0557F6
Lighter +20%#0445C4
Lighter +10%#033492
Darker −10%#01102E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002162
Less saturated −25%#0E2654

Channel breakdown

R2
G34
B96
Red2 (0.8%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue219.57°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 22 · B 60

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