Exploring the Color #22334B

#22334B sits at 215° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 38% saturation and 21% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, deep tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 34, 51, 75 produces a 12.78:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #22334B is a distant relative of CSS navy — about 81 units away from #000080. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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