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Colour

#4437DD

  • #4437DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4437DD is a blue with RGB values 68, 55, 221 and HSL 245°, 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

#4437DD#4437DD
HEX#4437DD
RGBrgb(68, 55, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2157, 0.8667
RGB percentages26.7%, 21.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(244.7, 70.9%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 75.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK69.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,470,749
CSS custom property--colour: #4437DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#BBC822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Medium blue · ΔE 19.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25Dark blue · ΔE 25.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0DD37
Analogous#377DDD, #9737DD
Triadic#DD4437, #37DD44
Split complementary#DD9737, #7DDD37
Tetradic#DD377D, #D0DD37, #37DD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E5FB
Lighter +30%#BEBAF3
Lighter +20%#968EEC
Lighter +10%#6D63E4
Darker −10%#2D21C0
Darker −20%#231995
Darker −30%#191269
Darker −40%#0E0A3E
More saturated +25%#2B1AFA
Less saturated −25%#5D54C0

Channel breakdown

R68
G55
B221
Red68 (26.7%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue244.7°
Saturation (HSL)70.94%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 37 · B DD

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