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Recognised as Colour

#0422CC

  • #0422CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0422CC is a blue with RGB values 4, 34, 204 and HSL 231°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0422CC#0422CC
HEX#0422CC
RGBrgb(4, 34, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1333, 0.8
RGB percentages1.6%, 13.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(231, 96.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 98%, 80%)
CMYK98%, 83.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer271,052
CSS custom property--colour: #0422CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#FBDD33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005B7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.3Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Dark blue · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Navy · ΔE 27.5Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAE04
Analogous#0486CC, #4A04CC
Triadic#CC0422, #22CC04
Split complementary#CC4A04, #86CC04
Tetradic#CC0486, #CCAE04, #04CC4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FADFD
Lighter +30%#6D82FC
Lighter +20%#3B58FB
Lighter +10%#092DFA
Darker −10%#031A9A
Darker −20%#021168
Darker −30%#010936
Darker −40%#000104
More saturated +25%#001FD0
Less saturated −25%#1E34B2

Channel breakdown

R4
G34
B204
Red4 (1.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue231°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 22 · B CC

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