Recognised as Colour

#4202EF

#4202EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#4202EF is a violet with RGB values 66, 2, 239 and HSL 256°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4202EF#4202EF

HEX#4202EF

RGBrgb(66, 2, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0078, 0.9373

RGB percentages25.9%, 0.8%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(256.2, 98.3%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 99.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK72.4%, 99.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,326,127

CSS custom property--colour: #4202EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#BDFD10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00638Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.4 Medium blue · ΔE 13.5 Blue violet · ΔE 25.8 Dark violet · ΔE 28.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 40.8 Dark blue · ΔE 42.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFEF02

Analogous#0238EF, #B902EF

Triadic#EF4202, #02EF42

Split complementary#EFB902, #38EF02

Tetradic#EF0238, #AFEF02, #02EFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0BFFE

Lighter +30%#AB8CFE

Lighter +20%#8659FE

Lighter +10%#6127FD

Darker −10%#3402BC

Darker −20%#26018A

Darker −30%#180157

Darker −40%#0A0025

More saturated +25%#4100F1

Less saturated −25%#5020D1

Channel breakdown

R66

B239

Red66 (25.9%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue256.2°

Saturation (HSL)98.34%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 02 · B EF

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