Colour

#4244BF

#4244BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#4244BF is a blue with RGB values 66, 68, 191 and HSL 239°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4244BF

RGBrgb(66, 68, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2667, 0.749

RGB percentages25.9%, 26.7%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(239, 49.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239, 65.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK65.4%, 64.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,342,975

CSS custom property--colour: #4244BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#BDBB40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00647Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4 Royal blue · ΔE 16.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.7 Indigo · ΔE 23.9 Medium purple · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFBD42

Analogous#4283BF, #7E42BF

Triadic#BF4244, #44BF42

Split complementary#BF7E42, #83BF42

Tetradic#BF4283, #BFBD42, #42BF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADBF3

Lighter +30%#B4B5E6

Lighter +20%#8E8FD9

Lighter +10%#686ACC

Darker −10%#34369A

Darker −20%#272874

Darker −30%#1A1B4E

Darker −40%#0D0E28

More saturated +25%#2225DF

Less saturated −25%#62639F

Channel breakdown

R66

G68

B191

Red66 (25.9%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue239.04°

Saturation (HSL)49.41%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 44 · B BF

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