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#4414E1 Color

#4414E1 is rgb(68, 20, 225) in RGB, hsl(254, 84%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 91%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4414E1
HEX#4414E1
RGBrgb(68, 20, 225)
HSLhsl(254, 84%, 48%)
HSVhsv(254, 91%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 91%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(44.8% 0.265 277.5)
LABlab(30.28% 60.53 -93.75)
LCHlch(30.28% 111.60 302.85)

What #4414E1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4414E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 8.16Han Purple#5218FAΔE 9.72Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 9.84Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 15.25Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 16.46Indigo (Color Wheel)#4000FFΔE 16.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4414E1 Channel Values

How #4414E1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 68 · G 20 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 84% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 91% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.63:1 vs white · 2.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4414E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4414E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4414E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4414E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4414E1
Complementary
#B1E114
Analogous
#144AE1
Analogous
#AA14E1
Triadic
#E14414
Triadic
#14E144
Split comp.
#E1AA14
Split comp.
#4AE114

Tints & Shades of #4414E1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#592CED
#734DEF
#8D6EF2
#AA93F6
#C4B4F8
#DED5FB

Shades

#3B11C5
#310EA4
#290C88
#20096C
#180750
#0E042F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4414E1.

How #4414E1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4414E1
Protanopia#2222E1
Protanomaly#331DE1
Deuteranopia#2B2BE1
Deuteranomaly#3623E1
Tritanopia#005959
Tritanomaly#0347A2
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4414E1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4414e1: #4414E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4414E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4414e1': '#4414E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.078, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_4414e1">#4414E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#4414E1"

More Blue Colors

#4414E1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4414E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4414E1?

#4414E1 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(68, 20, 225) in RGB and hsl(254, 84%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #4414E1?

#4414E1 is rgb(68, 20, 225) — red 68, green 20, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4414E1?

#4414E1 converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 91%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4414E1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4414E1 scores 8.63:1 against white and 2.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4414E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4414E1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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