Colour
#442A9E
- #442A9E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Rebecca purple
#442A9E is a blue with RGB values 68, 42, 158 and HSL 253°, 58%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.
Colour values
#442A9E#442A9E
HEX#442A9E
RGBrgb(68, 42, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.1647, 0.6196
RGB percentages26.7%, 16.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(253.4, 58%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.4, 73.4%, 62%)
CMYK57%, 73.4%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,467,358
CSS custom property--colour: #442A9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#BBD561
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#849E2A
Analogous#2A4A9E, #7E2A9E
Triadic#9E442A, #2A9E44
Split complementary#9E7E2A, #4A9E2A
Tetradic#9E2A4A, #849E2A, #2A9E7E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G42
B158
Red68 (26.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue253.45°
Saturation (HSL)58%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 2A · B 9E
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