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Recognised as Colour

#4853FD

  • #4853FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4853FD is a blue with RGB values 72, 83, 253 and HSL 236°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4853FD#4853FD
HEX#4853FD
RGBrgb(72, 83, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3255, 0.9922
RGB percentages28.2%, 32.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(236.4, 97.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 71.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK71.5%, 67.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,740,093
CSS custom property--colour: #4853FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#B7AC02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0081A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23Medium blue · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4Dark violet · ΔE 30.6Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF248
Analogous#48AEFD, #9748FD
Triadic#FD4853, #53FD48
Split complementary#FD9748, #AEFD48
Tetradic#FD48AE, #FDF248, #48FD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE1FF
Lighter +20%#ADB2FE
Lighter +10%#7A82FE
Darker −10%#1624FC
Darker −20%#0210DD
Darker −30%#020CAA
Darker −40%#010978
More saturated +25%#4651FF
Less saturated −25%#5F67E6

Channel breakdown

R72
G83
B253
Red72 (28.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue236.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.84%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 53 · B FD

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