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Recognised as Colour

#4155DE

  • #4155DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4155DE is a blue with RGB values 65, 85, 222 and HSL 232°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4155DE#4155DE
HEX#4155DE
RGBrgb(65, 85, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.3333, 0.8706
RGB percentages25.5%, 33.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(232.4, 70.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 70.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK70.7%, 61.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,281,822
CSS custom property--colour: #4155DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#BEAA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 14.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECA41
Analogous#41A4DE, #7C41DE
Triadic#DE4155, #55DE41
Split complementary#DE7B41, #A4DE41
Tetradic#DE41A3, #DECA41, #41DE7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF1FC
Lighter +30%#C3CAF5
Lighter +20%#98A3ED
Lighter +10%#6C7CE6
Darker −10%#2338C9
Darker −20%#1B2C9E
Darker −30%#142072
Darker −40%#0C1447
More saturated +25%#2540FA
Less saturated −25%#5D6AC2

Channel breakdown

R65
G85
B222
Red65 (25.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue232.36°
Saturation (HSL)70.4%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 41 · G 55 · B DE

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