Colour
#422CB1
- #422CB1
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#422CB1 is a blue with RGB values 66, 44, 177 and HSL 250°, 60%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#422CB1#422CB1
HEX#422CB1
RGBrgb(66, 44, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1725, 0.6941
RGB percentages25.9%, 17.3%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(249.9, 60.2%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 75.1%, 69.4%)
CMYK62.7%, 75.1%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,336,817
CSS custom property--colour: #422CB1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#BDD34E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BB12C
Analogous#2C59B1, #842CB1
Triadic#B1422C, #2CB142
Split complementary#B1842C, #59B12C
Tetradic#B12C59, #9BB12C, #2CB184
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G44
B177
Red66 (25.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue249.92°
Saturation (HSL)60.18%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 2C · B B1
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