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Recognised as Colour

#481FFF

  • #481FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#481FFF is a blue with RGB values 72, 31, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#481FFF#481FFF
HEX#481FFF
RGBrgb(72, 31, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1216, 1
RGB percentages28.2%, 12.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(251, 100%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 87.8%, 100%)
CMYK71.8%, 87.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,726,783
CSS custom property--colour: #481FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#B7E000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.5Medium blue · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 26Dark violet · ΔE 29.6Dark orchid · ΔE 41.3Dark blue · ΔE 45.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6FF1F
Analogous#1F66FF, #B81FFF
Triadic#FF481F, #1FFF48
Split complementary#FFB81F, #66FF1F
Tetradic#FF1F66, #D6FF1F, #1FFFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEBFF
Lighter +30%#C5B8FF
Lighter +20%#9B85FF
Lighter +10%#7252FF
Darker −10%#2B00EB
Darker −20%#2200B8
Darker −30%#180085
Darker −40%#0F0052
More saturated +25%#481FFF
Less saturated −25%#5A3BE3

Channel breakdown

R72
G31
B255
Red72 (28.2%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 1F · B FF

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