Colour

#4224FE

#4224FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#4224FE is a blue with RGB values 66, 36, 254 and HSL 248°, 99%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4224FE#4224FE

HEX#4224FE

RGBrgb(66, 36, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1412, 0.9961

RGB percentages25.9%, 14.1%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(248.3, 99.1%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 85.8%, 99.6%)

CMYK74%, 85.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,334,846

CSS custom property--colour: #4224FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1

Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#BDDB01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.9 Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Blue violet · ΔE 25.2 Dark violet · ΔE 29.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 40.3 Dark blue · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0FE24

Analogous#2473FE, #AF24FE

Triadic#FE4224, #24FE42

Split complementary#FEAF24, #73FE24

Tetradic#FE2473, #E0FE24, #24FEAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EFFF

Lighter +30%#C5BCFF

Lighter +20%#9A8AFE

Lighter +10%#6E57FE

Darker −10%#2201EE

Darker −20%#1A01BB

Darker −30%#130188

Darker −40%#0C0056

More saturated +25%#4123FF

Less saturated −25%#563FE3

Channel breakdown

R66

G36

B254

Red66 (25.9%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue248.26°

Saturation (HSL)99.09%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 24 · B FE

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