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Recognised as Colour

#422ADE

  • #422ADE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#422ADE is a blue with RGB values 66, 42, 222 and HSL 248°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#422ADE#422ADE
HEX#422ADE
RGBrgb(66, 42, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1647, 0.8706
RGB percentages25.9%, 16.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(248, 73.2%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 81.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK70.3%, 81.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,336,350
CSS custom property--colour: #422ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#BDD521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#006386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.2Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7Dark blue · ΔE 28.2Blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DE2A
Analogous#2A6CDE, #9C2ADE
Triadic#DE422A, #2ADE42
Split complementary#DE9C2A, #6CDE2A
Tetradic#DE2A6C, #C6DE2A, #2ADE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDBF9
Lighter +30%#B8AEF3
Lighter +20%#9082EC
Lighter +10%#6956E5
Darker −10%#311DB8
Darker −20%#26168C
Darker −30%#1A0F60
Darker −40%#0E0834
More saturated +25%#2B0BFD
Less saturated −25%#5949BF

Channel breakdown

R66
G42
B222
Red66 (25.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue248°
Saturation (HSL)73.17%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 2A · B DE

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