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Recognised as Colour

#4550FD

  • #4550FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4550FD is a blue with RGB values 69, 80, 253 and HSL 236°, 98%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4550FD#4550FD
HEX#4550FD
RGBrgb(69, 80, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3137, 0.9922
RGB percentages27.1%, 31.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(236.4, 97.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 72.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK72.7%, 68.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,542,717
CSS custom property--colour: #4550FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#BAAF02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0080A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 25Medium blue · ΔE 25.3Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8Dark violet · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF245
Analogous#45ACFD, #9645FD
Triadic#FD4550, #50FD45
Split complementary#FD9645, #ACFD45
Tetradic#FD45AC, #FDF245, #45FD96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCDEFF
Lighter +20%#AAAFFE
Lighter +10%#777FFE
Darker −10%#1321FC
Darker −20%#020FDA
Darker −30%#020CA7
Darker −40%#010875
More saturated +25%#434EFF
Less saturated −25%#5D65E5

Channel breakdown

R69
G80
B253
Red69 (27.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue236.41°
Saturation (HSL)97.87%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 50 · B FD

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