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Recognised as Colour

#4338DD

  • #4338DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4338DD is a blue with RGB values 67, 56, 221 and HSL 244°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4338DD#4338DD
HEX#4338DD
RGBrgb(67, 56, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.2196, 0.8667
RGB percentages26.3%, 22%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(244, 70.8%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 74.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK69.7%, 74.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,405,469
CSS custom property--colour: #4338DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#BCC722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Medium blue · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 25Dark blue · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2DD38
Analogous#387FDD, #9538DD
Triadic#DD4338, #38DD43
Split complementary#DD9638, #80DD38
Tetradic#DD3880, #D2DD38, #38DD96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E6FB
Lighter +30%#BEBBF3
Lighter +20%#958FEC
Lighter +10%#6C64E4
Darker −10%#2C21C1
Darker −20%#221A95
Darker −30%#18126A
Darker −40%#0E0B3E
More saturated +25%#2A1BFA
Less saturated −25%#5C55C0

Channel breakdown

R67
G56
B221
Red67 (26.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue244°
Saturation (HSL)70.82%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 38 · B DD

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