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#22127D Color

#22127D is rgb(34, 18, 125) in RGB, hsl(249, 75%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 86%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#22127D
HEX#22127D
RGBrgb(34, 18, 125)
HSLhsl(249, 75%, 28%)
HSVhsv(249, 86%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 86%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(30.1% 0.164 276.8)
LABlab(15.66% 34.65 -58.02)
LCHlch(15.66% 67.58 300.85)

What #22127D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #22127D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#22127D Channel Values

How #22127D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 34 · G 18 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 75% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 86% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.48:1 vs white · 1.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #22127D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #22127D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #22127D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #22127D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #22127D.

How #22127D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#22127D
Protanopia#15157D
Protanomaly#1B147D
Deuteranopia#18187D
Deuteranomaly#1D167D
Tritanopia#003131
Tritanomaly#032859
Achromatopsia#292929

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Using #22127D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-22127d: #22127D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #22127D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-22127d': '#22127D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.071, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_22127d">#22127D</color>
SVG fillfill="#22127D"

More Blue Colors

#22127D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#22127D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #22127D?

#22127D is a dark blue — rgb(34, 18, 125) in RGB and hsl(249, 75%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.82.

What is the RGB value of #22127D?

#22127D is rgb(34, 18, 125) — red 34, green 18, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #22127D?

#22127D converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 86%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #22127D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #22127D scores 14.48:1 against white and 1.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #22127D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #22127D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 11.26, which is visibly different.

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