Recognised as Colour

#4831FF

#4831FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4831FF is a blue with RGB values 72, 49, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4831FF#4831FF

HEX#4831FF

RGBrgb(72, 49, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1922, 1

RGB percentages28.2%, 19.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(246.7, 100%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 80.8%, 100%)

CMYK71.8%, 80.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,731,391

CSS custom property--colour: #4831FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#B7CE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00739Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.1 Blue · ΔE 17.5 Blue violet · ΔE 21.8 Dark violet · ΔE 27.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.5 Dark blue · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8FF31

Analogous#3181FF, #AF31FF

Triadic#FF4831, #31FF48

Split complementary#FFAF31, #81FF31

Tetradic#FF3181, #E8FF31, #31FFAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFF

Lighter +30%#D0CAFF

Lighter +20%#A397FF

Lighter +10%#7564FF

Darker −10%#1C00FD

Darker −20%#1700CA

Darker −30%#110097

Darker −40%#0B0064

More saturated +25%#4831FF

Less saturated −25%#5C4BE5

Channel breakdown

R72

G49

B255

Red72 (28.2%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue246.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 31 · B FF

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