Recognised as Colour

#423EE7

#423EE7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#423EE7 is a blue with RGB values 66, 62, 231 and HSL 241°, 78%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#423EE7

RGBrgb(66, 62, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2431, 0.9059

RGB percentages25.9%, 24.3%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(241.4, 77.9%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 73.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK71.4%, 73.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,341,479

CSS custom property--colour: #423EE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#BDC118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.4 Medium blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 25.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6 Dark blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3E73E

Analogous#3E8EE7, #973EE7

Triadic#E7423E, #3EE742

Split complementary#E7963E, #8EE73E

Tetradic#E73E8E, #E3E73E, #3EE797

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F3FE

Lighter +30%#C7C6F8

Lighter +20%#9B99F2

Lighter +10%#6E6BED

Darker −10%#1F1BD7

Darker −20%#1915AA

Darker −30%#120F7D

Darker −40%#0B0A4F

More saturated +25%#2B26FF

Less saturated −25%#5C59CC

Channel breakdown

R66

G62

B231

Red66 (25.9%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue241.42°

Saturation (HSL)77.88%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 3E · B E7

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