Colour

#425CEC

#425CEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#425CEC is a blue with RGB values 66, 92, 236 and HSL 231°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#425CEC#425CEC

HEX#425CEC

RGBrgb(66, 92, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3608, 0.9255

RGB percentages25.9%, 36.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(230.8, 81.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 72%, 92.5%)

CMYK72%, 61%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,349,164

CSS custom property--colour: #425CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#BDA313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00819Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3 Royal blue · ΔE 16 Slate blue · ΔE 17.7 Medium purple · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECD242

Analogous#42B1EC, #7D42EC

Triadic#EC425C, #5CEC42

Split complementary#EC7D42, #B1EC42

Tetradic#EC42B1, #ECD242, #42EC7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFCFF

Lighter +30%#CDD4FA

Lighter +20%#9FACF5

Lighter +10%#7084F1

Darker −10%#1736E4

Darker −20%#122BB6

Darker −30%#0E2087

Darker −40%#091559

More saturated +25%#2F4FFF

Less saturated −25%#5C6ED2

Channel breakdown

R66

G92

B236

Red66 (25.9%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue230.82°

Saturation (HSL)81.73%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 5C · B EC

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Colour values

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