Colour

#4738FF

#4738FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4738FF is a blue with RGB values 71, 56, 255 and HSL 245°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4738FF#4738FF

HEX#4738FF

RGBrgb(71, 56, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2196, 1

RGB percentages27.8%, 22%, 100%

HSLhsl(244.5, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 78%, 100%)

CMYK72.2%, 78%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,667,647

CSS custom property--colour: #4738FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B8C700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00759Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20.5 Blue · ΔE 21 Dark violet · ΔE 26.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6 Dark blue · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F0FF38

Analogous#388DFF, #AA38FF

Triadic#FF4738, #38FF47

Split complementary#FFAB38, #8CFF38

Tetradic#FF388D, #F0FF38, #38FFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4D1FF

Lighter +20%#A59EFF

Lighter +10%#766BFF

Darker −10%#1805FF

Darker −20%#1000D1

Darker −30%#0C009E

Darker −40%#08006B

More saturated +25%#4738FF

Less saturated −25%#5C51E6

Channel breakdown

R71

G56

B255

Red71 (27.8%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue244.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 38 · B FF

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