Recognised as Colour

#4141EF

#4141EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#4141EF is a blue with RGB values 65, 65, 239 and HSL 240°, 84%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4141EF#4141EF

HEX#4141EF

RGBrgb(65, 65, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.2549, 0.9373

RGB percentages25.5%, 25.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(240, 84.5%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 72.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK72.8%, 72.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,276,719

CSS custom property--colour: #4141EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#BEBE10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.9 Medium blue · ΔE 19.8 Dark violet · ΔE 26.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3 Dark blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFEF41

Analogous#4198EF, #9841EF

Triadic#EF4141, #41EF41

Split complementary#EF9841, #98EF41

Tetradic#EF4198, #EFEF41, #41EF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFDFF

Lighter +30%#CECEFB

Lighter +20%#9F9FF7

Lighter +10%#7070F3

Darker −10%#1414E9

Darker −20%#1010BA

Darker −30%#0C0C8B

Darker −40%#08085C

More saturated +25%#3131FF

Less saturated −25%#5B5BD5

Channel breakdown

R65

G65

B239

Red65 (25.5%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)84.47%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 41 · G 41 · B EF

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