Colour

#4200DE

#4200DE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4200DE is a violet with RGB values 66, 0, 222 and HSL 258°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4200DE

RGBrgb(66, 0, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0, 0.8706

RGB percentages25.9%, 0%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(257.8, 100%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 100%, 87.1%)

CMYK70.3%, 100%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,325,598

CSS custom property--colour: #4200DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1

Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#BDFF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004FE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#003FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.6 Blue · ΔE 17.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Dark violet · ΔE 23.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.3 Dark blue · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CDE00

Analogous#002DDE, #B100DE

Triadic#DE4200, #00DE42

Split complementary#DEB100, #2DDE00

Tetradic#DE002D, #9CDE00, #00DEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4ABFF

Lighter +30%#A078FF

Lighter +20%#7C45FF

Lighter +10%#5812FF

Darker −10%#3300AB

Darker −20%#240078

Darker −30%#150045

Darker −40%#050012

More saturated +25%#4200DE

Less saturated −25%#4D1CC2

Channel breakdown

R66

B222

Red66 (25.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue257.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 00 · B DE

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