Recognised as Colour
#422DBE
- #422DBE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#422DBE is a blue with RGB values 66, 45, 190 and HSL 249°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#422DBE#422DBE
HEX#422DBE
RGBrgb(66, 45, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1765, 0.7451
RGB percentages25.9%, 17.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(248.7, 61.7%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 76.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK65.3%, 76.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,337,086
CSS custom property--colour: #422DBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#BDD241
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9BE2D
Analogous#2D60BE, #8B2DBE
Triadic#BE422D, #2DBE42
Split complementary#BE8B2D, #60BE2D
Tetradic#BE2D60, #A9BE2D, #2DBE8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G45
B190
Red66 (25.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue248.69°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 2D · B BE
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