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Recognised as Colour

#425ED3

  • #425ED3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#425ED3 is a blue with RGB values 66, 94, 211 and HSL 228°, 62%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#425ED3#425ED3
HEX#425ED3
RGBrgb(66, 94, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3686, 0.8275
RGB percentages25.9%, 36.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(228.4, 62.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 68.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK68.7%, 55.5%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,349,651
CSS custom property--colour: #425ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#BDA12C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.7Slate blue · ΔE 9.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.7, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3B742
Analogous#42A7D3, #6E42D3
Triadic#D3425E, #5ED342
Split complementary#D36E42, #A7D342
Tetradic#D342A7, #D3B742, #42D36E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7EBFA
Lighter +30%#BEC8F0
Lighter +20%#95A4E6
Lighter +10%#6B81DD
Darker −10%#2B46B7
Darker −20%#21368E
Darker −30%#172665
Darker −40%#0E173B
More saturated +25%#254CF0
Less saturated −25%#5F70B6

Channel breakdown

R66
G94
B211
Red66 (25.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue228.41°
Saturation (HSL)62.23%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 5E · B D3

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