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#22226E

#22226e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#22226e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 13.33% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.09% cyan, 69.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 52.78% saturation and 28.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.0261

Complementary

  1. #22226e
  2. #6e6e22

Split complementary

  1. #22226e
  2. #6e4822
  3. #486e22

Analogous

  1. #22486e
  2. #22226e
  3. #48226e

Triadic

  1. #22226e
  2. #6e2222
  3. #226e22

Tetradic

  1. #22226e
  2. #6e226e
  3. #6e6e22
  4. #226e22

Square

  1. #22226e
  2. #6e2248
  3. #6e6e22
  4. #226e48

Monochromatic

  1. #050510
  2. #101034
  3. #22226e
  4. #3434a8
  5. #5c5ccd

Shades

#22226e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #22226e
  2. #1f1f63
  3. #1b1b58
  4. #18184d
  5. #141442
  6. #111137
  7. #0e0e2c
  8. #0a0a21
  9. #070716
  10. #03030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#22226e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #22226e
  2. #38387d
  3. #4e4e8b
  4. #64649a
  5. #7a7aa8
  6. #9191b7
  7. #a7a7c5
  8. #bdbdd4
  9. #d3d3e2
  10. #e9e9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#22226e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #22226e
  2. #2b2b70
  3. #353572
  4. #3e3e73
  5. #484875
  6. #515177
  7. #5a5a79
  8. #64647b
  9. #6d6d7c
  10. #77777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29294f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003070 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00296d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003644 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002b6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00276d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #032f58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-22226e {
  color: #22226e;
}
Background
.bg-22226e {
  background-color: #22226e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-22226e {
  border: 2px solid #22226e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #22226e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 34 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 53% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-22226e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #22226e, #48226e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-22226e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 34 110 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.73 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.78 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.81 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.14 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.18 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.55 #dddd91 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#22226e  rgb(34, 34, 110)  hsl(240, 53%, 28%)  Midnight Blue
#6e6e22  rgb(110, 110, 34)  hsl(60, 53%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green
#6e2222  rgb(110, 34, 34)  hsl(0, 53%, 28%)  Falu Red
#226e22  rgb(34, 110, 34)  hsl(120, 53%, 28%)  Pakistan Green