Colour

#4427EA

#4427EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4427EA is a blue with RGB values 68, 39, 234 and HSL 249°, 82%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4427EA#4427EA

HEX#4427EA

RGBrgb(68, 39, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.1529, 0.9176

RGB percentages26.7%, 15.3%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(248.9, 82.3%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 83.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK70.9%, 83.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,466,666

CSS custom property--colour: #4427EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.71:1

Contrast with white7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#BBD815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00678Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.3 Blue violet · ΔE 18.1 Blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark violet · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 32 Dark blue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDEA27

Analogous#276CEA, #A527EA

Triadic#EA4427, #27EA44

Split complementary#EAA527, #6CEA27

Tetradic#EA276C, #CDEA27, #27EAA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5E1FC

Lighter +30%#BDB2F8

Lighter +20%#9484F3

Lighter +10%#6C55EF

Darker −10%#2F14CA

Darker −20%#240F9C

Darker −30%#190B6D

Darker −40%#0F063F

More saturated +25%#3512FF

Less saturated −25%#5945CC

Channel breakdown

R68

G39

B234

Red68 (26.7%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue248.92°

Saturation (HSL)82.28%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 27 · B EA

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