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Recognised as Colour

#022775

  • #022775
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#022775 is a blue with RGB values 2, 39, 117 and HSL 221°, 97%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#022775#022775
HEX#022775
RGBrgb(2, 39, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1529, 0.4588
RGB percentages0.8%, 15.3%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(220.7, 96.6%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 98.3%, 45.9%)
CMYK98.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer141,173
CSS custom property--colour: #022775;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FDD88A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003378no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002974no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003C4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Indigo · ΔE 29.8Navy · ΔE 30.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#755002
Analogous#026175, #160275
Triadic#750227, #277502
Split complementary#751702, #607502
Tetradic#750261, #755002, #027517

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4781FC
Lighter +30%#155FFB
Lighter +20%#0448D9
Lighter +10%#0338A7
Darker −10%#011643
Darker −20%#000611
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002677
Less saturated −25%#112C66

Channel breakdown

R2
G39
B117
Red2 (0.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue220.7°
Saturation (HSL)96.64%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 27 · B 75

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