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Recognised as Colour

#022355

  • #022355
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#022355 is a blue with RGB values 2, 35, 85 and HSL 216°, 95%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#022355#022355
HEX#022355
RGBrgb(2, 35, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1373, 0.3333
RGB percentages0.8%, 13.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(216.1, 95.4%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 97.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK97.6%, 58.8%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer140,117
CSS custom property--colour: #022355;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.28:1
Contrast with white15.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FDDCAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002957no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002254no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Midnight blue · ΔE 26.1Black · ΔE 38.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 39Steel blue · ΔE 40.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#553402
Analogous#024C55, #0B0255
Triadic#550223, #235502
Split complementary#550B02, #4C5502
Tetradic#55024C, #553402, #02550B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#297CFA
Lighter +30%#0661EA
Lighter +20%#044CB9
Lighter +10%#033887
Darker −10%#010E23
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002357
Less saturated −25%#0D254A

Channel breakdown

R2
G35
B85
Red2 (0.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue216.14°
Saturation (HSL)95.4%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 23 · B 55

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