What color is #4230DE?

#4230DE is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Blurple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4230DE?

The RGB value is 66, 48, 222: 66 red, 48 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4230DE?

The complementary color is #CCDE30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4230DE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4230DE color

#4230DE rgb(66, 48, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4230DE is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 18.8% green and 87.1% blue (66, 48, 222).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 73% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Blurple (#5539CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#4230DE color codes

HEX	`#4230DE`
RGB	`rgb(66, 48, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 18.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 73%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 78%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 78%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.09, 58.61, -84.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.09, 102.77, 304.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.484, 8.545, 69.874)`
Decimal	`4337886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4230DE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4230DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4230DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4230DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4230de; }
.text { color: #4230de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4230de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 48 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4230de, #9930de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blue.

Questions

What color is #4230DE?: #4230DE is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Blurple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4230DE?: The RGB value is 66, 48, 222: 66 red, 48 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4230DE?: The complementary color is #CCDE30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4230DE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.