Colour

#4411DD

#4411DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4411DD is a violet with RGB values 68, 17, 221 and HSL 255°, 86%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4411DD#4411DD

HEX#4411DD

HEX (short)#41D

RGBrgb(68, 17, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.0667, 0.8667

RGB percentages26.7%, 6.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(255, 85.7%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255, 92.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK69.2%, 92.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,461,021

CSS custom property--colour: #4411DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#BBEE22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7 Blue violet · ΔE 18.5 Blue · ΔE 20.5 Dark violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3 Dark blue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AADD11

Analogous#1144DD, #AA11DD

Triadic#DD4411, #11DD44

Split complementary#DDAA11, #44DD11

Tetradic#DD1144, #AADD11, #11DDAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEC0FA

Lighter +30%#AA90F7

Lighter +20%#8661F3

Lighter +10%#6132EF

Darker −10%#350DAE

Darker −20%#270A7E

Darker −30%#18064F

Darker −40%#0A0220

More saturated +25%#3B00EE

Less saturated −25%#532FBF

Channel breakdown

R68

G17

B221

Red68 (26.7%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue255°

Saturation (HSL)85.71%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 11 · B DD

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