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#4425C1 Color

#4425C1 is rgb(68, 37, 193) in RGB, hsl(252, 68%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 81%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4425C1
HEX#4425C1
RGBrgb(68, 37, 193)
HSLhsl(252, 68%, 45%)
HSVhsv(252, 81%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 81%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(42.5% 0.221 280.5)
LABlab(29.02% 47.44 -77.29)
LCHlch(29.02% 90.69 301.54)

What #4425C1 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 #4425C1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 5.65Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 10.3Blue (Pantone)#0018A8ΔE 10.52Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 11.04Blue Ribbon#0B10A2ΔE 11.14Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 12.46

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

#4425C1 Channel Values

How #4425C1 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 37 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 68% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 81% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.21:1 vs white · 2.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4425C1 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 text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4425C1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4425C1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4425C1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4425C1
Complementary
#A2C125
Analogous
#2554C1
Analogous
#9225C1
Triadic
#C14425
Triadic
#25C144
Split comp.
#C19225
Split comp.
#54C125

Tints & Shades of #4425C1

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

#5636D9
#6F54DE
#8C76E5
#A594EB
#C2B6F1
#DBD4F7

Shades

#3B20A7
#321B8D
#291674
#21125E
#180D45
#0F082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4425C1.

How #4425C1 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#4425C1
Protanopia#2C2CC1
Protanomaly#3729C1
Deuteranopia#3232C1
Deuteranomaly#3A2DC1
Tritanopia#005252
Tritanomaly#25448C
Achromatopsia#484848

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Using #4425C1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4425c1: #4425C1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4425C1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4425c1': '#4425C1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.145, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_4425c1">#4425C1</color>
SVG fillfill="#4425C1"

More Blue Colors

#4425C1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4425C1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4425C1?

#4425C1 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(68, 37, 193) in RGB and hsl(252, 68%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #4425C1?

#4425C1 is rgb(68, 37, 193) — red 68, green 37, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4425C1?

#4425C1 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 81%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4425C1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4425C1 scores 9.21:1 against white and 2.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4425C1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4425C1 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 darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.53, which is visibly different.

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