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Colour

#4220DC

  • #4220DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4220DC is a blue with RGB values 66, 32, 220 and HSL 251°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4220DC#4220DC
HEX#4220DC
RGBrgb(66, 32, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1255, 0.8627
RGB percentages25.9%, 12.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(250.9, 74.6%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 85.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK70%, 85.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,333,788
CSS custom property--colour: #4220DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#BDDF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Blue · ΔE 25.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3Dark blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BADC20
Analogous#205CDC, #A020DC
Triadic#DC4220, #20DC42
Split complementary#DCA020, #5CDC20
Tetradic#DC205C, #BADC20, #20DCA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D0F8
Lighter +30%#B2A3F2
Lighter +20%#8C77EB
Lighter +10%#664AE5
Darker −10%#351AAF
Darker −20%#271383
Darker −30%#1A0D56
Darker −40%#0D062A
More saturated +25%#2E00FC
Less saturated −25%#563FBD

Channel breakdown

R66
G32
B220
Red66 (25.9%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue250.85°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 20 · B DC

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