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Recognised as Colour

#443EEE

  • #443EEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#443EEE is a blue with RGB values 68, 62, 238 and HSL 242°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#443EEE#443EEE
HEX#443EEE
RGBrgb(68, 62, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2431, 0.9333
RGB percentages26.7%, 24.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(242, 83.8%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 73.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK71.4%, 73.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,472,558
CSS custom property--colour: #443EEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#BBC111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.9Medium blue · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2Dark blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EE3E
Analogous#3E90EE, #9C3EEE
Triadic#EE443E, #3EEE44
Split complementary#EE9C3E, #90EE3E
Tetradic#EE3E90, #E8EE3E, #3EEE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9FF
Lighter +30%#CCCBFA
Lighter +20%#9F9CF6
Lighter +10%#716DF2
Darker −10%#1B14E5
Darker −20%#1610B6
Darker −30%#100C87
Darker −40%#0B0858
More saturated +25%#342DFF
Less saturated −25%#5C58D4

Channel breakdown

R68
G62
B238
Red68 (26.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue242.05°
Saturation (HSL)83.81%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 3E · B EE

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