Colour

#4442D0

#4442D0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4442D0 is a blue with RGB values 68, 66, 208 and HSL 241°, 60%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4442D0

RGBrgb(68, 66, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2588, 0.8157

RGB percentages26.7%, 25.9%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(240.8, 60.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 68.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK67.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,473,552

CSS custom property--colour: #4442D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#BBBD2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ED4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006884no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 19.2 Royal blue · ΔE 22.7 Dark blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7 Blue violet · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CED042

Analogous#4287D0, #8B42D0

Triadic#D04442, #42D044

Split complementary#D08B42, #87D042

Tetradic#D04287, #CED042, #42D08B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E5F9

Lighter +30%#BDBDEE

Lighter +20%#9594E4

Lighter +10%#6C6BDA

Darker −10%#2E2CB3

Darker −20%#24228A

Darker −30%#191861

Darker −40%#0F0E38

More saturated +25%#2725EE

Less saturated −25%#6160B3

Channel breakdown

R68

G66

B208

Red68 (26.7%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue240.85°

Saturation (HSL)60.17%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 42 · B D0

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Colour values

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