Recognised as Colour

#4B22FF

#4B22FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#4B22FF is a blue with RGB values 75, 34, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4B22FF#4B22FF

HEX#4B22FF

RGBrgb(75, 34, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1333, 1

RGB percentages29.4%, 13.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(251.1, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK70.6%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,924,159

CSS custom property--colour: #4B22FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1

Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#B4DD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.7 Medium blue · ΔE 16.1 Blue violet · ΔE 24.9 Dark violet · ΔE 28.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 40.2 Dark blue · ΔE 44.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6FF22

Analogous#2267FF, #BA22FF

Triadic#FF4B22, #22FF4B

Split complementary#FFBA22, #68FF22

Tetradic#FF2267, #D6FF22, #22FFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EEFF

Lighter +30%#C8BBFF

Lighter +20%#9E88FF

Lighter +10%#7555FF

Darker −10%#2C00EE

Darker −20%#2300BB

Darker −30%#190088

Darker −40%#100055

More saturated +25%#4B22FF

Less saturated −25%#5C3EE3

Channel breakdown

R75

G34

B255

Red75 (29.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue251.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 22 · B FF

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