#222b74

Color #222b74

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#222b74

RGB

rgb(34, 43, 116)

HSL

hsl(233.4, 54.7%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.4, 70.7%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.7%, 62.9%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(21.31, 22.36, -43.18)

LCH

lch(21.31, 48.63, 297.38)

OKLCH

oklch(33.1%, 0.1246, 272.25)

HWB

hwb(233.4, 13.3%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#746b22

Analogous

#225474

#222b74

#422274

Triadic

#222b74

#74222b

#2b7422

Split-complementary

#222b74

#744222

#547422

Tetradic

#222b74

#6b2274

#746b22

#2b7422

Square

#222b74

#742254

#746b22

#227442

Shades

Color #222b74 mixed toward black.

#1c2461

#171d4d

#11153a

#0b0e27

#060713

Tints

Color #222b74 mixed toward white.

#303ca2

#4554c9

#747fd6

#a2a9e4

#d1d4f1

Tones

Color #222b74 mixed toward gray.

#29306d

#303666

#363b5f

#3d4059

#444652

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.67:1

White text reads better on this background (12.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262668 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#262565 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#235d5a · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 23.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #222b74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#222b74]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#222b74 (#222b74) is rgb(34, 43, 116) in RGB.

No, #222b74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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