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Recognised as Colour

#4735DC

  • #4735DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4735DC is a blue with RGB values 71, 53, 220 and HSL 246°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4735DC#4735DC
HEX#4735DC
RGBrgb(71, 53, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2078, 0.8627
RGB percentages27.8%, 20.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(246.5, 70.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 75.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK67.7%, 75.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,666,844
CSS custom property--colour: #4735DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B8CA23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Medium blue · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.5Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark blue · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CADC35
Analogous#3576DC, #9B35DC
Triadic#DC4735, #35DC47
Split complementary#DC9B35, #76DC35
Tetradic#DC3576, #CADC35, #35DC9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E3FA
Lighter +30%#BEB7F3
Lighter +20%#968CEB
Lighter +10%#6F60E4
Darker −10%#3221BD
Darker −20%#261992
Darker −30%#1B1266
Darker −40%#0F0A3B
More saturated +25%#3017FA
Less saturated −25%#5E53BE

Channel breakdown

R71
G53
B220
Red71 (27.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue246.47°
Saturation (HSL)70.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 35 · B DC

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