Colour

#4232AE

#4232AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4232AE is a blue with RGB values 66, 50, 174 and HSL 248°, 55%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4232AE#4232AE

HEX#4232AE

RGBrgb(66, 50, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1961, 0.6824

RGB percentages25.9%, 19.6%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(247.7, 55.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 71.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK62.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,338,350

CSS custom property--colour: #4232AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1

Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#BDCD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00546Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7 Indigo · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 17.3 Dark blue · ΔE 18.3 Navy · ΔE 18.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EAE32

Analogous#3260AE, #8032AE

Triadic#AE4232, #32AE42

Split complementary#AE8032, #60AE32

Tetradic#AE3260, #9EAE32, #32AE80

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5BFED

Lighter +30%#A198E1

Lighter +20%#7D70D6

Lighter +10%#5948CB

Darker −10%#332786

Darker −20%#241B5F

Darker −30%#151037

Darker −40%#060410

More saturated +25%#2D16CA

Less saturated −25%#574E92

Channel breakdown

R66

G50

B174

Red66 (25.9%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue247.74°

Saturation (HSL)55.36%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 32 · B AE

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