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Colour

#4533DB

  • #4533DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4533DB is a blue with RGB values 69, 51, 219 and HSL 246°, 70%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4533DB#4533DB
HEX#4533DB
RGBrgb(69, 51, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.2, 0.8588
RGB percentages27.1%, 20%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(246.4, 70%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 76.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK68.5%, 76.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,535,259
CSS custom property--colour: #4533DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#BACC24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Medium blue · ΔE 17.7Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Dark blue · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9DB33
Analogous#3375DB, #9933DB
Triadic#DB4533, #33DB45
Split complementary#DB9933, #75DB33
Tetradic#DB3375, #C9DB33, #33DB99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E0FA
Lighter +30%#BCB5F2
Lighter +20%#948AEA
Lighter +10%#6D5EE3
Darker −10%#3121BA
Darker −20%#26198F
Darker −30%#1A1263
Darker −40%#0F0A38
More saturated +25%#2D15F9
Less saturated −25%#5D51BD

Channel breakdown

R69
G51
B219
Red69 (27.1%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue246.43°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 33 · B DB

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