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Recognised as Colour

#4737D9

  • #4737D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4737D9 is a blue with RGB values 71, 55, 217 and HSL 246°, 68%, 53%. 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

#4737D9#4737D9
HEX#4737D9
RGBrgb(71, 55, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2157, 0.851
RGB percentages27.8%, 21.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(245.9, 68.1%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 74.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK67.3%, 74.7%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,667,353
CSS custom property--colour: #4737D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B8C826

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#006686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Medium blue · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Dark blue · ΔE 24.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D937
Analogous#3778D9, #9837D9
Triadic#D94737, #37D947
Split complementary#D99837, #78D937
Tetradic#D93778, #C9D937, #37D998

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E2FA
Lighter +30%#BDB8F1
Lighter +20%#968DE9
Lighter +10%#6E62E1
Darker −10%#3223BA
Darker −20%#271B8F
Darker −30%#1B1364
Darker −40%#0F0B39
More saturated +25%#2F19F7
Less saturated −25%#5F55BB

Channel breakdown

R71
G55
B217
Red71 (27.8%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue245.93°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 37 · B D9

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