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Colour

#022372

  • #022372
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#022372 is a blue with RGB values 2, 35, 114 and HSL 222°, 97%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#022372#022372
HEX#022372
RGBrgb(2, 35, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1373, 0.4471
RGB percentages0.8%, 13.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(222.3, 96.6%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 98.2%, 44.7%)
CMYK98.2%, 69.3%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer140,146
CSS custom property--colour: #022372;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#FDDC8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003074no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003947no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 28.3Navy · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#725102
Analogous#025B72, #190272
Triadic#720223, #237202
Split complementary#721902, #5B7202
Tetradic#72025B, #725102, #027219

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#447AFC
Lighter +30%#1257FB
Lighter +20%#0442D6
Lighter +10%#0332A4
Darker −10%#011440
Darker −20%#00040E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002274
Less saturated −25%#112963

Channel breakdown

R2
G35
B114
Red2 (0.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue222.32°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 23 · B 72

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