Recognised as Colour

#422CBC

#422CBC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#422CBC is a blue with RGB values 66, 44, 188 and HSL 249°, 62%, 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

#422CBC#422CBC

HEX#422CBC

RGBrgb(66, 44, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1725, 0.7373

RGB percentages25.9%, 17.3%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(249.2, 62.1%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 76.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK64.9%, 76.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,336,828

CSS custom property--colour: #422CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0659WCAG 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 9.06:1

Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#BDD343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.4 Navy · ΔE 19.4 Indigo · ΔE 21.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6BC2C

Analogous#2C5EBC, #8A2CBC

Triadic#BC422C, #2CBC42

Split complementary#BC8A2C, #5EBC2C

Tetradic#BC2C5E, #A6BC2C, #2CBC8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAC3F1

Lighter +30%#A69AE7

Lighter +20%#8170DE

Lighter +10%#5D47D4

Darker −10%#332293

Darker −20%#251969

Darker −30%#160F40

Darker −40%#080517

More saturated +25%#2E0FD9

Less saturated −25%#56499F

Channel breakdown

R66

G44

B188

Red66 (25.9%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue249.17°

Saturation (HSL)62.07%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 2C · B BC

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