#422991 Color Information

#422991 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #422991. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 16.1% Green, and 56.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 54.5% Cyan, 71.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 43.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 254.4°, with saturation of 55.9% and lightness of 36.5%. The decimal value for #422991 is 4336017, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #422991 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#422991 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 41, 145 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 16.1%, 56.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.839, 0.431 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.545, 0.717, 0, 0.431 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color254.4°, 55.9%, 36.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color254.4°, 71.7%, 56.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.150, 4.788, 27.283 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color66, 41, 145 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4336017 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color26.124, 38.921, -53.461 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)26.124, 66.128, 306.056 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color26.124, 1.231, -68.608 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color21.883, 28.190, -58.603 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.203, 0.119, 4.788 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282526097 / 0xff422991 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333399 Copy
Last Updated: November 26, 2024

Shades of #422991

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #422991, its pure hue is 254.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 55.9%, and its lightness is 36.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #422991, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #080512 to #3a247f.

Tints of #422991

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #422991, its pure hue is 254.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 55.9%, and its lightness is 36.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #422991, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5a449f to #e7e4f1.

Tones of #422991

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #422991, its pure hue is 254.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 55.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #422991, which range from #5d5d5d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #2d00ba (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #422991

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #422991! For #422991, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #422991. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #422991

This color, #422991, consists of 25.9% Red, 16.1% Green, and 56.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 41, Blue = 145. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #422991 is 54.5% Cyan, 71.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 43.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C54.5%
G16.1%
M71.7%
B56.9%
Y0.0%
K43.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 41 145
Octal 102 51 221
Hexa #42 #29 #91
Binary 01000010 00101001 10010001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 54 71 0 43
Octal 66 107 0 53
Hexa #36 #47 #00 #2b
Binary 00110110 01000111 00000000 00101011

Analogous Colors of #422991

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #422991 — which has hue 254.4° — its analogous colors are located at 224.4° and 284.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #422991.

Triadic Colors of #422991

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #422991 — which has hue 254.4° — its triadic colors are located at 14.4° and 254.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #422991.

Complementary Color of #422991

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #422991 — which has hue 254.4° — its complementary color is located at 74.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #422991.

Split Complementary Colors of #422991

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #422991 — which has hue 254.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 44.4° and 254.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #422991.

Tetradic Colors of #422991

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #422991 — which has hue 254.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 164.4°, 254.4°, 344.4°, and 74.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #422991.

Monochromatic Colors of #422991

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #422991, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #261f3e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #5d31e6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #422991

We want to make getting started with #422991 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #422991 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #422991 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #422991 with other HTML elements.

#422991 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #422991.
<span style="color: #422991;">The color of this text is #422991.</span>

#422991 Background Color

The background color for this text is #422991.
<div style="background-color: #422991; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #422991.</div>

#422991 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #422991.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #422991;">This color for the shadow of this text is #422991.</span>

#422991 Border Color

This is a div with border color #422991.
<div style="border: #422991 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #422991.</div>

#422991 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #422991 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #422991; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #422991 on a white background.</div></div>

#422991 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #422991 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #422991; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #422991 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #422991 to White

This is a gradient from #422991 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#422991,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#422991,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#422991,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#422991,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #422991 to white.</div>

Gradient from #422991 to Black

This is a gradient from #422991 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#422991,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#422991,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#422991,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#422991,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #422991 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #422991

In addition to using #422991 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #422991 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #422991, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 41, Blue = 145). If you need details about the color coordinates of #422991 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #422991
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 41, 145)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #422991; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #422991; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #422991; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 41, 145);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#422991")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:41, blue:145, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:41 blue:145 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 41f, 145f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 41, 145);
 

#422991 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #422991 the same way. For those with color blindness, #422991 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #422991 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #422991 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #422991 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #422991 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #422991 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text