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Recognised as Colour

#4434DB

  • #4434DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4434DB is a blue with RGB values 68, 52, 219 and HSL 246°, 70%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4434DB#4434DB
HEX#4434DB
RGBrgb(68, 52, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2039, 0.8588
RGB percentages26.7%, 20.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(245.7, 69.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 76.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK68.9%, 76.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,469,979
CSS custom property--colour: #4434DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#BBCB24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Medium blue · ΔE 18.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Dark blue · ΔE 25.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBDB34
Analogous#3478DB, #9734DB
Triadic#DB4434, #34DB44
Split complementary#DB9834, #78DB34
Tetradic#DB3478, #CBDB34, #34DB97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E1FA
Lighter +30%#BCB6F2
Lighter +20%#948BEA
Lighter +10%#6C5FE3
Darker −10%#3021BB
Darker −20%#251990
Darker −30%#1A1264
Darker −40%#0F0A39
More saturated +25%#2C16F9
Less saturated −25%#5C52BD

Channel breakdown

R68
G52
B219
Red68 (26.7%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue245.75°
Saturation (HSL)69.87%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 34 · B DB

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