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Recognised as Colour

#4232D7

  • #4232D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4232D7 is a blue with RGB values 66, 50, 215 and HSL 246°, 67%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4232D7#4232D7
HEX#4232D7
RGBrgb(66, 50, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1961, 0.8431
RGB percentages25.9%, 19.6%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(245.8, 67.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 76.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK69.3%, 76.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,338,391
CSS custom property--colour: #4232D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#BDCD28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006383no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Dark blue · ΔE 24Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7D732
Analogous#3275D7, #9432D7
Triadic#D74232, #32D742
Split complementary#D79532, #75D732
Tetradic#D73275, #C7D732, #32D794

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDDF8
Lighter +30%#B8B2F0
Lighter +20%#9187E8
Lighter +10%#695DDF
Darker −10%#3123B3
Darker −20%#251B88
Darker −30%#1A125E
Darker −40%#0E0A33
More saturated +25%#2913F6
Less saturated −25%#5B51B8

Channel breakdown

R66
G50
B215
Red66 (25.9%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue245.82°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 32 · B D7

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