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Recognised as Colour

#423AFA

  • #423AFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#423AFA is a blue with RGB values 66, 58, 250 and HSL 243°, 95%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#423AFA#423AFA
HEX#423AFA
RGBrgb(66, 58, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2275, 0.9804
RGB percentages25.9%, 22.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(242.5, 95%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 76.8%, 98%)
CMYK73.6%, 76.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,340,474
CSS custom property--colour: #423AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#BDC505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#007499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Blue · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9Dark blue · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2FA3A
Analogous#3A92FA, #A23AFA
Triadic#FA423A, #3AFA42
Split complementary#FAA23A, #92FA3A
Tetradic#FA3A92, #F2FA3A, #3AFAA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1CFFE
Lighter +20%#A19DFD
Lighter +10%#726CFB
Darker −10%#1208F9
Darker −20%#0D05C9
Darker −30%#0A0497
Darker −40%#070365
More saturated +25%#3D35FF
Less saturated −25%#5953E1

Channel breakdown

R66
G58
B250
Red66 (25.9%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue242.5°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 3A · B FA

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