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Recognised as Colour

#422EFF

  • #422EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#422EFF is a blue with RGB values 66, 46, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#422EFF#422EFF
HEX#422EFF
RGBrgb(66, 46, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1804, 1
RGB percentages25.9%, 18%, 100%
HSLhsl(245.7, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 82%, 100%)
CMYK74.1%, 82%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,337,407
CSS custom property--colour: #422EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#BDD100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#00729Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.9Blue · ΔE 15.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Dark violet · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 38Dark blue · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBFF2E
Analogous#2E83FF, #AA2EFF
Triadic#FF422E, #2EFF42
Split complementary#FFAA2E, #83FF2E
Tetradic#FF2E83, #EBFF2E, #2EFFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFF
Lighter +30%#CCC7FF
Lighter +20%#9E94FF
Lighter +10%#7061FF
Darker −10%#1800FA
Darker −20%#1300C7
Darker −30%#0E0094
Darker −40%#090061
More saturated +25%#422EFF
Less saturated −25%#5748E5

Channel breakdown

R66
G46
B255
Red66 (25.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue245.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 2E · B FF

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