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Recognised as Colour

#451FC2

  • #451FC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#451FC2 is a blue with RGB values 69, 31, 194 and HSL 254°, 72%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#451FC2#451FC2
HEX#451FC2
RGBrgb(69, 31, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1216, 0.7608
RGB percentages27.1%, 12.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(254, 72.4%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 84%, 76.1%)
CMYK64.4%, 84%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,530,114
CSS custom property--colour: #451FC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#BAE03D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005474no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Medium blue · ΔE 17.7Dark blue · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Navy · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CC21F
Analogous#1F4BC2, #961FC2
Triadic#C2451F, #1FC245
Split complementary#C2961F, #4BC21F
Tetradic#C21F4B, #9CC21F, #1FC296

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7B9F4
Lighter +30%#A38DED
Lighter +20%#8061E6
Lighter +10%#5D35DF
Darker −10%#351896
Darker −20%#26116A
Darker −30%#160A3E
Darker −40%#060312
More saturated +25%#3603DE
Less saturated −25%#543BA6

Channel breakdown

R69
G31
B194
Red69 (27.1%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue253.99°
Saturation (HSL)72.44%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 1F · B C2

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