Recognised as Colour

#422BBD

#422BBD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#422BBD is a blue with RGB values 66, 43, 189 and HSL 249°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#422BBD#422BBD

HEX#422BBD

RGBrgb(66, 43, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1686, 0.7412

RGB percentages25.9%, 16.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(249.5, 62.9%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 77.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK65.1%, 77.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,336,573

CSS custom property--colour: #422BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#BDD442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.5 Navy · ΔE 19.7 Indigo · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6BD2B

Analogous#2B5DBD, #8B2BBD

Triadic#BD422B, #2BBD42

Split complementary#BD8B2B, #5DBD2B

Tetradic#BD2B5D, #A6BD2B, #2BBD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAC3F1

Lighter +30%#A699E8

Lighter +20%#8170DE

Lighter +10%#5D46D5

Darker −10%#332293

Darker −20%#25186A

Darker −30%#160F40

Darker −40%#080517

More saturated +25%#2E0EDA

Less saturated −25%#5648A0

Channel breakdown

R66

G43

B189

Red66 (25.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue249.45°

Saturation (HSL)62.93%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 2B · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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