#422CBD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #422CBD

When working with digital screens, the color #422CBD is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 44, and 189.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 65% C, 77% M, 0% Y, and 26% K. With a hue angle of 249.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#422CBD
RGB66, 44, 189
HSL249.1°, 62.2%, 45.7%
CMYK65%, 77%, 0%, 26%
HSV249.1°, 76.7%, 74.1%
LAB31.0, 50.7, -72.1
XYZ12.3, 6.6, 48.8
Decimal4336829

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.98:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #422CBD; }
.text-color { color: #422CBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #422CBD; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue
#00008B