Recognised as Colour

#422EE7

#422EE7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#422EE7 is a blue with RGB values 66, 46, 231 and HSL 246°, 79%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#422EE7

RGBrgb(66, 46, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1804, 0.9059

RGB percentages25.9%, 18%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(246.5, 79.4%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 80.1%, 90.6%)

CMYK71.4%, 80.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,337,383

CSS custom property--colour: #422EE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#BDD118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00688Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.3 Blue violet · ΔE 17 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Blue · ΔE 26 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5 Dark blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3E72E

Analogous#2E77E7, #9E2EE7

Triadic#E7422E, #2EE742

Split complementary#E79E2E, #77E72E

Tetradic#E72E77, #D3E72E, #2EE79E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E5FC

Lighter +30%#BEB7F7

Lighter +20%#9589F2

Lighter +10%#6B5CEC

Darker −10%#2B17CB

Darker −20%#21129D

Darker −30%#170D6F

Darker −40%#0E0841

More saturated +25%#2F16FF

Less saturated −25%#594BCA

Channel breakdown

R66

G46

B231

Red66 (25.9%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue246.49°

Saturation (HSL)79.4%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 2E · B E7

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