Recognised as Colour

#4232EF

#4232EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4232EF is a blue with RGB values 66, 50, 239 and HSL 245°, 86%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4232EF#4232EF

HEX#4232EF

RGBrgb(66, 50, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1961, 0.9373

RGB percentages25.9%, 19.6%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(245.1, 85.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.1, 79.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK72.4%, 79.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,338,415

CSS custom property--colour: #4232EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1

Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#BDCD10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006D91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.1 Blue violet · ΔE 18 Blue · ΔE 24.4 Dark violet · ΔE 24.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2 Dark blue · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFEF32

Analogous#3281EF, #A132EF

Triadic#EF4232, #32EF42

Split complementary#EFA032, #81EF32

Tetradic#EF3281, #DFEF32, #32EFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EFFE

Lighter +30%#C5C0FA

Lighter +20%#9991F6

Lighter +10%#6E61F3

Darker −10%#2211DD

Darker −20%#1B0EAD

Darker −30%#140A7E

Darker −40%#0C064F

More saturated +25%#3522FF

Less saturated −25%#594ED3

Channel breakdown

R66

G50

B239

Red66 (25.9%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue245.08°

Saturation (HSL)85.52%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 32 · B EF

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